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- Title
Do Blue-Collar Employees Need Social Network and Social Capital?
- Authors
ÇINAR, Esra
- Abstract
In this study, the role of unions on blue-collar workers and the importance of social networks in informal learning processes for blue-collar workers are discussed theoretically. Four propositions are developed within the framework of social network and social capital theories. These propositions are as follows: Blue-collar employees become members of trade union associations not only to provide the protection of their rights but also to develop or extend their social networks; blue-collar employees may prefer informal learning processes rather than formal learning processes; as it is easier to interact with colleagues for blue-collar employees, they may prefer to get support from their colleagues rather than supervisors, and advanced-skilled blue-collar employees may voluntarily engage in learning processes that contribute to their careers.
- Subjects
SOCIAL networks; SOCIAL capital; SOCIAL network theory; EMPLOYEE affinity groups; SUPERVISORS; NONFORMAL education; LABOR union members
- Publication
Çankırı Karatekin University Journal of the Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 3, p1295
- ISSN
1308-5549
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18074/ckuiibfd.1352216