Chains of opportunity : system models of mobility in organizations

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Logic of Opportunity -- Part I. Moves by Vacancies in Organizations -- Chapter 2. Markov Models of Vacancy Chains -- Chapter 3. Tracing Vacancy Chains -- Chapter 4. Specifying a Stratified Model -- Chapter 5. Tests over Five Decades -- Chapter 6. Models for Three Organizations Compared -- Part II. Alternate Models -- Chapter 7. Vacancy Models and Systems Evolution -- Chapter 8. Mobility Models with Interaction -- Chapter 9. Single-Flows Models of Mobility -- Part III. Foundations : Duality and Networks -- Chapter 10. Careers, Attributes, and Replacements : Refining the Markov Chain -- Chapter 11. Interaction among Vacancies -- Chapter 12. Localism, Elites, and Tenure Networks -- Chapter 13. Use and Meaning of Vacancy Models -- Glossary of Major Symbols -- Appendix A: Details of Coding Rules and Sources -- Appendix B: Sampling Weights for Chains -- Appendix C. Estimates of Moves -- Notes -- Name Index -- Subject Index