The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access
dc.contributor.advisor | Crankshaw, Owen | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Petersen, Hayley | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-01T12:34:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-01T12:34:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_ZA |
dc.description | Includes abstract. | en_ZA |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-78). | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Within the context of Cape Town, the study shows that barriers with regard to job access, such as transit and information barriers, concerning job opportunities or vacancies, can be and are overcome. Data were gathered through interviews conducted within the city of Cape Town with employees, owners and managers within the low-skilled employment sector. The use of informal social networks is shown to be frequently used within the low-skilled sector, by both employers and employees. Information concerning job vacancies and opportunities for the low-skilled, low-wage workforce are thus passed on through networks. The fact that job seekers, who are part of an employment-rich network regardless of space or distance between home and where work is located, have a better chance of job acquisition is also illustrated. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.apacitation | Petersen, H. (2010). <i>The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10829 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Petersen, Hayley. <i>"The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10829 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Petersen, H. 2010. The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Petersen, Hayley AB - Within the context of Cape Town, the study shows that barriers with regard to job access, such as transit and information barriers, concerning job opportunities or vacancies, can be and are overcome. Data were gathered through interviews conducted within the city of Cape Town with employees, owners and managers within the low-skilled employment sector. The use of informal social networks is shown to be frequently used within the low-skilled sector, by both employers and employees. Information concerning job vacancies and opportunities for the low-skilled, low-wage workforce are thus passed on through networks. The fact that job seekers, who are part of an employment-rich network regardless of space or distance between home and where work is located, have a better chance of job acquisition is also illustrated. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access TI - The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10829 ER - | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10829 | |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Petersen H. The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10829 | en_ZA |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.department | Department of Sociology | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
dc.subject.other | Sociology | en_ZA |
dc.title | The spatial mismatch hypothesis and Cape Town : a qualitative study on overcoming the barriers to job access | en_ZA |
dc.type | Master Thesis | |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
dc.type.qualificationname | MSocSc | en_ZA |
uct.type.filetype | Text | |
uct.type.filetype | Image | |
uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |
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