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abstract: 'Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of
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social networks, and the social capital embedded in them, to secure
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employment if someone had become unemployed after the age of 50 years
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and to reveal the process of accessing and mobilising that social
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capital.
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Design/methodology/approach A case study of a Scottish labour market was
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undertaken which involved an interview-based survey of those who became
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unemployed in their early 50''s and tried to regain employment. The
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interview had structured and unstructured parts which allowed both
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quantitative and qualitative analysis to compare those who were
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successful in regaining work with those who were not. The uniqueness of
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the paper is the use of social network components while controlling for
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other socio-economic and demographic variables in job search of older
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workers.
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Findings Those older people who were unemployed and, returned to
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employment (reemployed) had a higher proportion of contacts with higher
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prestige jobs, their job searching methods were mainly interpersonal and
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the rate of finding their last job via their social networks was higher
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than those who remained unemployed. Both groups mobilised social capital
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(MSC), but those reemployed accessed higher quality social capital.
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Strong ties, rather than weak ties, were found to be important in
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accessing and mobilising social capital for the older workers who
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returned to employment.
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Research limitations/implications This work is limited to a local labour
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market and is based on a small but informative sample. However, it does
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show that policy is required to allow older people to enhance their
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social networks by strengthening the social capital embedded in the
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networks. The results support the use of intermediaries as bridges to
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help compensate for older people who have weak social networks. Besides
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the policy implications, the paper also has two distinct research
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implications. First, the use of social network component to the existing
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literature of older workers'' job search. Second, exploring the type and
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relational strength with network members to explain older workers''
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reemployment.
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Practical implications The paper illustrates that how accessed and MSC
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can be measured.
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Social implications As populations age, this work points to an approach
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to support older people to re-enter employment and to include them in
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society.
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Originality/value The paper extends social network and employment
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literature to fill gaps on how older people require to both access and
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mobilise social capital. The importance of strong ties in the
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reemployment of older workers contrasts with much of the literature on
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younger workers where the strength of weak ties so far has been regarded
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as essential for successful job search. Measures are forwarded to reveal
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the relevance of social capital. The policy value of the work is in
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suggesting ways to facilitate older people re-enter or remain in work
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and hence sustain their well-being.'
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affiliation: 'Raeside, R (Corresponding Author), Heriot Watt Univ, Edinburgh Business
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Sch, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Gayen, Kaberi, Dartmouth Coll, Hanover, NH 03755 USA.
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Gayen, Kaberi, Dhaka Univ, Dept Mass Commun \& Journalism, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Raeside, Robert, Heriot Watt Univ, Edinburgh Business Sch, Edinburgh, Midlothian,
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Scotland.
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McQuaid, Ronald, Univ Stirling, Dept Management Work \& Org, Stirling, Scotland.'
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author: Gayen, Kaberi and Raeside, Robert and McQuaid, Ronald
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author-email: r.raeside@hw.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Gayen
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given: Kaberi
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- family: Raeside
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given: Robert
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- family: McQuaid
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given: Ronald
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/IJSSP-07-2018-0111
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eissn: 1758-6720
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files: []
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issn: 0144-333X
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
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keywords: Employment; Social networks; Social capital; Older workers
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keywords-plus: 'JOB SEARCH BEHAVIOR; LABOR-MARKET; WORKING LIVES; EMPLOYERS ATTITUDES;
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COMMON STEREOTYPES; AGE STEREOTYPES; WEAK TIES; INFORMATION; RETIREMENT;
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BARRIERS'
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language: English
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number: 5-6
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number-of-cited-references: '72'
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orcid-numbers: 'McQuaid, Ronald/0000-0002-5342-7097
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Gayen, Kaberi/0000-0001-5862-1297'
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pages: 356-375
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papis_id: 1085c15334adc7fb1d099de18aae6d91
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ref: Gayen2019socialnetworks
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researcherid-numbers: 'Gayen, Kaberi/AAH-6857-2021
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McQuaid, Ronald/K-6219-2012
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times-cited: '12'
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title: 'Social networks, accessed and mobilised social capital and the employment
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status of older workers: A case study'
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000470923000002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '36'
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volume: '39'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2019'
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