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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Townsend's Missing Links
Author: Missing Links
Author: The Missing Links
Author: James E. RauchPublisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610444663
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Half of all workers are hired through personal referrals, and networks of social connections channel the flows of capital, technology, and international trade. Sociologists and economists alike recognize that economic exchange is shaped by social networks, which propagate information and facilitate trust, but each discipline brings a distinct theoretical perspective to the study of networks. Sociologists have focused on how networks shape individual behavior, economists on how individual choices shape networks. The Missing Links is a bold effort by an interdisciplinary group of scholars to synthesize sociological and economic theories of how economic networks emerge and evolve. Interweaving sophisticated theoretical models and concrete case studies, The Missing Links is both an introduction to the study of economic networks and a catalyst for further research. Economists Rachel Kranton and Deborah Minehart illustrate their field's approach to modeling network formation, showing how manufacturers form networks of suppliers in ways that maximize profits. Exemplifying the sociological approach, Ronald Burt analyzes patterns of cooperation and peer evaluations among colleagues at a financial organization. He finds that dense connections of shared acquaintances lead to more stable reputations. In the latter half of the book, contributors combine the insights of sociology and economics to explore a series of case studies. Ray Reagans, Ezra Zuckerman, and Bill McEvily investigate an R & D firm in which employees participate in overlapping collaborative teams, allowing the authors to disentangle the effects of network structure and individual human capital on team performance. Kaivan Munshi and Mark Rosenzweig examine how economic development and rising inequality in India are reshaping caste-based networks of mutual insurance and job referrals. Their study shows that people's economic decisions today are shaped both by the legacy of the caste hierarchies and by the particular incentives and constraints that each individual faces in an evolving labor market. Economic globalization is forging new connections between people in distant corners of the world, while unsettling long-standing social relations. Anyone interested in understanding the opportunities and challenges of this era of rapid change will find a highly informative guide in The Missing Links.
In Search of Thomas
Author: Daniel V. Townsend Jr.Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467846988
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
After the Civil War, the Townsends of Carolina especially and those that migrated to Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee and other pioneer settlements began to seek thier heritage. Perhaps family bibles and knowlege of early Quaker meetings were resourceful for Dunn's Quaker's and those Western Bladen folk. Before long a Richard Townsend the weathest land owner south of Lumberton, N.C. named his ahbury pioneers "Raynham". He produced the finest antibellum sons in the region, but few of the scattered "Townsends" in our developing land recorded who begot who and by whom, for posterity. After FDR's funding provided for Harlee's Kinfolk, some family matching began to take place. I began my quest in 1989, and looked backwards to Thomas born about 1725. The book is a tale of how this search began, was done, and it list the details of discovery. I draw conclusions lost in time for almost 200 years. The book developed in 30 years of research. It is intimate, base, and tells it like it was. You will enjoy the longserving quest for an answer. Daniel V. Townsend, High Point, NC
The Missing Link Magazine, Or, Bible Work at Home and Abroad
Author: The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism
Author: Ann Leah UnderhillPublisher:
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Category : Spiritualism
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Townsend--Townshend
Author: M. TownsendPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5870930936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The history, genealogy and alliances of the English and American house of Townsend.
Merchant Vessels of the United States...
Author: United States. Coast GuardPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1172
Book Description
Nexus
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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
The newsmagazine of the New England Historic Genealogic Society.
Accused Heart
Author: Robin Christine DeMarcoPublisher: Golden Lark Publishing
ISBN: 1946925446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
When Life Throws You Lemons…Throw Them Back Harder Samantha Crane’s life sounds like a bad country song. The company she worked for relocated without warning leaving her without a job, her house burned down and a drunk driver plowed into her. Now, amid struggling to find a new normal in this chaos called life, she has been forced to Heart Island against her wishes by her younger sister. Life just isn’t fair. Accountant Cody Little discovered things weren’t adding up at the firm he was working for. Every piece of evidence pointed toward embezzlement. The big problem? Someone was going out of their way to make sure he took the fall for it. He didn’t plan on running into anyone he knew on Heart Island, especially not the woman who had enamored him during his college days. Working with Cody gives Samantha a purpose and a reason to grasp on to her new normal. Can they find the missing piece of evidence to clear Cody’s name before he ends up behind bars?