A third type of job search behavior: the use of the formal-informal joint channel in matching individual qualifications with hiring requirements in urban China
Abstract This study highlights the necessity of distinguishing the use of the formal-informal joint channel from the sole reliance on either the formal or informal job search channel. I first used interview data collected in three Chinese cities as well as ethnographic case studies in the existing l...
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