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The labor market performance of new migrants form the Mainland: the effect of social networks.

Hung Wai San. / Thesis submitted in: July 2005. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-115). / Abstracts and questionnaires in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii-iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- The background and the orientation of the research --- p.1 / Chapter 1. --- The background --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Research objectives and research questions --- p.9 / Chapter 3. --- Organization of the thesis --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Social network and the labor marker performance of new migrants --- p.12 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.12 / Chapter 2. --- The concept of social network --- p.13 / Chapter 3. --- The characteristics of social network --- p.14 / Chapter A) --- The strength of ties --- p.15 / Chapter B) --- Network structure and composition --- p.17 / Chapter 4. --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance of new migrants --- p.19 / Chapter A) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with other job searching methods --- p.21 / Chapter B) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with human capital --- p.23 / Chapter 5. --- The analytical framework --- p.26 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Methodology --- p.31 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter 2. --- Target population --- p.31 / Chapter 3. --- Sampling --- p.32 / Chapter 4. --- Data issues --- p.34 / Chapter 5. --- Focuses of the questionnaire --- p.44 / Chapter 6. --- Focuses of the interviews and focus group discussions --- p.46 / Chapter 7. --- Data analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Survey Findings --- p.51 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.51 / Chapter 2. --- Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents --- p.51 / Chapter 3. --- Employment performance of respondents in Hong Kong --- p.57 / Chapter 4. --- Job searching details --- p.60 / Chapter 5. --- Network Dimensions --- p.63 / Chapter A) --- The network structure and composition --- p.63 / Chapter B) --- The strength of network ties --- p.64 / Chapter 6. --- The effects of social networks on the employment status --- p.67 / Chapter 7. --- The effects of social networks on the quality of the first job --- p.70 / Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.71 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Explanation of the employment performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.73 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.73 / Chapter 2. --- The selectivity of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 / Chapter 3. --- Economic environment and the poor labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 / Chapter 4. --- The limitations of social network on the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.80 / Chapter 5. --- The low transferability of human capital and the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.90 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.93 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.95 / Chapter 1. --- Summary of research findings --- p.95 / Chapter 2. --- Academic contribution --- p.97 / Chapter 3. --- Policy implication --- p.101 / Bibliography --- p.107 / Appendices --- p.116 / Appendix 1-Chinese version of the questionnaire --- p.116 / Appendix 2-English version of the questionnaire --- p.120 / Appendix 3-Interview guide --- p.124 / Appendix 4- Focus group discussion agenda --- p.126

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325522
Date January 2006
ContributorsHung, Wai San., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Geography and Resource Management.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, viii, 126 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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