Making Connections: A Study of Networking Among Immigrant Professionals

Bagchi, Ann D.

ISBN 10: 1931202176 / ISBN 13: 9781931202176

Published by Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc, 2001

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2003 hardcover published without jacket/ex-library with usual markings/clean & unmarked text. 166 p.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Connections: A Study of Networking Among Immigrant Professionals
• Publisher: Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931202176
• ISBN 13: 9781931202176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Utilizing quantitative and qualitative research methods Bagchi examines the role that networks play in the immigration of professionals to the United States. Past research of so-called "migrant networks" emphasized the role of close interpersonal ties and focused on lower-skilled immigrants. This research shows that casual ties play a significant role in bringing highly-skilled immigrants to the U.S., but also that the importance of the "strength of ties" varies considerably by gender and occupation. Bagchi used two quantitative data sources: the Immigration and Naturalization Services? Public Use files and the Microdata files of the United States? Census Bureau as well as her own qualitative interviews. The book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the immigration experience through its study of heretofore neglected segments of the immigrant population and through its use of a combination of research techniques.

About the Author

Ann D. Bagchi is a Research Analyst for TIAA-CREF in New York. She earned her Ph.D. in May 1999 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.