Strengths of weak ties
In 1970, Dr. Granovetter surveyed 282 white-collar men living in a suburb of Boston, U.S., to determine the sources of information that helped them find jobs. He found that 16% of those surveyed got their jobs through information from people they met frequently, i.e., people with strong social ties, while the remaining 84% got their jobs through information from people they met infrequently, i.e., people with weak social ties. It was also found that the (degree of) satisfaction was greater for those who obtained their jobs through information from such "weak ties". ---
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