Works (36)

Updated: April 4th, 2024 01:55

2022 journal article

Is cybervetting valuable?

INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY-PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 15(3), 315–333.

By: A. Wilcox n, A. Damarin* & S. McDonald n

author keywords: cybervetting; online screening; technology; hiring; selection; employers; organizations; fit
TL;DR: It is argued that it is the responsibility of the organizations engaged in cybervetting to identify specific goals, develop formal policies and practices, and continuously evaluate outcomes so that negative societal consequences are minimized. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 19, 2022

2022 article

Organizational perspectives on digital labor market intermediaries

McDonald, S., Damarin, A. K. K., & Membrez-Weiler, N. J. J. (2022, December 19). SOCIOLOGY COMPASS, Vol. 12.

By: S. McDonald n, A. Damarin* & N. Membrez-Weiler*

author keywords: hiring; intermediaries; Internet; labor markets; organizations; technology
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 3, 2023

2021 journal article

Gender inequality in relational position-taking: An analysis of intra-organizational job mobility networks

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, 101.

By: A. Wilcox*, S. McDonald n, R. Benton* & D. Tomaskovic-Devey*

author keywords: Inequality; Mobility; Jobs; Gender; Organizations; Networks
MeSH headings : Female; Gender Identity; Humans; Male; Organizations; Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 6, 2021

2021 journal article

Linguistic Employment Niches: Southern Dialect across Industries

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 7, 237802312199916.

By: J. Forrest*, S. McDonald n & R. Dodsworth n

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 4, 2023

2021 article

Of Markets and Networks: Marketization and Job Lead Receipt in Transitional China

Liu, C., McDonald, S., & Chua, V. (2021, September 29). SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY, Vol. 9.

By: C. Liu n, S. McDonald n & V. Chua*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 12, 2021

2019 chapter

Black Holes and Purple Squirrels: A Tale of Two Online Labor Markets

In Research in the Sociology of Work: Vol. 33. Work and Labor in the Digital Age (pp. 93–120).

By: S. McDonald*, A. Damarin, J. Lawhorne & A. Wilcox

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (OpenAlex)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 26, 2023

2018 journal article

Social Skill Dimensions and Career Dynamics

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 4, 237802311876800.

By: A. Wyant n, A. Manzoni n & S. McDonald n

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 17, 2023

2018 article

Which Contributions Predict Whether Developers Are Accepted Into GitHub Teams

2018 IEEE/ACM 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MINING SOFTWARE REPOSITORIES (MSR), pp. 403–413.

TL;DR: This work studies project communities on GitHub to discover which forms of software contribution characterize developers who begin as development team outsiders and eventually join the team, in contrast to developers who remain team outsiders. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 4, 2019

2016 journal article

The structure of internal job mobility and organizational wage inequality

RESEARCH IN SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND MOBILITY, 47, 21–31.

By: S. McDonald n & R. Benton*

author keywords: Mobility; Jobs; Networks; Inequality; Organizations
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Cross-National Patterns of Social Capital Accumulation: Network Resources and Aging in China, Taiwan, and the United States

AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, 59(8), 914–930.

By: S. McDonald n, F. Chen* & C. Mair*

author keywords: social capital; social networks; life course; aging; Asian societies
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

HELPING HANDS: Race, Neighborhood Context, and Reluctance in Providing Job-Finding Assistance

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY, 56(3), 539–557.

By: L. Hamm n & S. McDonald n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Race, Place, and Unsolicited Job Leads

Social Currents, 3(2), 118–137.

By: S. McDonald n, L. Hamm n, J. Elliott* & P. Knepper n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 4, 2023

2015 journal article

Race, Skin Tone, and Educational Achievement

SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, 59(1), 91–111.

By: M. Thompson n & S. McDonald n

author keywords: skin tone; race; education; inequality
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Do Networked Workers Have More Control? The Implications of Teamwork, Telework, ICTs, and Social Capital for Job Decision Latitude

AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, 59(4), 492–507.

By: W. Chen* & S. McDonald n

author keywords: teamwork; telework; ICT use; social capital; communication overflow; job skills; autonomy
TL;DR: Using nationally representative data from the 2008 Networked Worker Survey, this work examines how teamwork, telework, and information and communication technology use are associated with, and positively and significantly predict, job decision latitude (autonomy and skill development). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Network effects across the earnings distribution: Payoffs to visible and invisible job finding assistance

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, 49, 299–313.

By: S. McDonald n

author keywords: Networks; Contacts; Social capital; Wages; Job search
MeSH headings : Employment; Humans; Income; Salaries and Fringe Benefits; Social Capital; Social Support; Socioeconomic Factors
TL;DR: Longitudinal data from the NLSY reveal significant wage returns for network-based job finding over formal job searching, especially for individuals who were informally recruited into their jobs (non-searchers). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

The Long Arm of Mentoring: A Counterfactual Analysis of Natural Youth Mentoring and Employment Outcomes in Early Careers

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 54(3-4), 262–273.

By: S. McDonald n & J. Lambert n

author keywords: Mentoring; Employment; Work; Youth
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Career Choice; Causality; Child; Employment / statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mentors / statistics & numerical data; Propensity Score; Young Adult
TL;DR: Whereas traditional methods of causal conditioning show a broad range of employment benefits from being mentored, results from counterfactual analysis using propensity score matching reveal that the benefits of mentoring are confined to intrinsic job rewards. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

The Recruitment Paradox: Network Recruitment, Structural Position, and East German Market Transition

Social Forces, 93(3), 905–932.

By: R. Benton*, S. McDonald n, A. Manzoni n & D. Warner*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Production Teams and Producing Racial Diversity in Workplace Relationships

SOCIOLOGICAL FORUM, 28(2), 326–349.

By: J. Payne n, S. McDonald n & L. Hamm n

author keywords: conflict theory; contact theory; diversity; race; teamwork and friendship; teams; work
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Social capital and institutional constraints: A comprehensive analysis of China, Taiwan, and the U.S.

McDonald, S. (2013, August). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY, Vol. 54, pp. 386–388.

By: S. McDonald n

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Dual Embeddedness: Informal Job Matching and Labor Market Institutions in the United States and Germany

SOCIAL FORCES, 91(1), 75–97.

By: S. McDonald n, R. Benton n & D. Warner*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

What You Know or Who You Know? Occupation-specific work experience and job matching through social networks

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, 40(6), 1664–1675.

By: S. McDonald n

author keywords: Social networks; Social capital; Employment; Experience; Job search; Gender
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

What's in the "old boys" network? Accessing social capital in gendered and racialized networks

SOCIAL NETWORKS, 33(4), 317–330.

By: S. McDonald n

author keywords: Networks; Social capital; Gender; Race; Inequality; Job search
TL;DR: Analysis of nationally representative survey data reveals that people in white male networks receive twice as many job leads as people in female/minority networks and gender homophilous contacts offer greater job finding assistance than other contacts. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

MAKING GENDER FIT AND "CORRECTING" GENDER MISFITS Sex Segregated Employment and the Nonsearch Process

GENDER & SOCIETY, 24(2), 213–236.

By: J. Kmec*, S. McDonald n & L. Trimble*

author keywords: economy; organizations; work/occupations
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

NOT SO FAST, MY FRIEND: SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE RACE DISPARITY IN PROMOTIONS AMONG COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES

SOCIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM, 30(2), 138–158.

By: J. Day n & S. McDonald n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
10. Reduced Inequalities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Social Capital Across the Life Course: Age and Gendered Patterns of Network Resources

SOCIOLOGICAL FORUM, 25(2), 335–359.

By: S. McDonald n & C. Mair n

author keywords: biographical and historical context; gender; life course; social capital; social networks; work
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
5. Gender Equality (OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Informal Mentors and Education: Complementary or Compensatory Resources?

Sociology of Education, 82(4), 344–367.

By: L. Erickson*, S. McDonald n & G. Elder*

TL;DR: A powerful net influence of mentors on the educational success of youths and how social background and parental, peer, and personal resources condition the formation and effectiveness of mentoring relationships are shown. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 3, 2023

2009 article

Making Our Way Through the World: Human Reflexivity and Social Mobility

McDonald, S. (2009, February). WORK AND OCCUPATIONS, Vol. 36, pp. 77–78.

By: S. McDonald n

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 article

Networks of Opportunity: Gender, Race, and Job Leads

McDonald, S., Lin, N., & Ao, D. (2009, August). SOCIAL PROBLEMS, Vol. 56, pp. 385–402.

By: S. McDonald n, N. Lin & D. Ao

author keywords: social capital; networks; job information; inequality; gender; race
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Right place, right time: serendipity and informal job matching

SOCIO-ECONOMIC REVIEW, 8(2), 307–331.

By: S. McDonald n

author keywords: networks; embeddedness; employment; labor markets; rational choice; J01 labor economics
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 article

Informal mentoring and young adult employment

McDonald, S., Erickson, L. D., Johnson, M. K., & Elder, G. H. (2007, December). SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, Vol. 36, pp. 1328–1347.

By: S. McDonald n, L. Erickson*, M. Johnson* & G. Elder*

author keywords: mentoring; employment; adolescent
TL;DR: Multivariate analysis of the Add Health data reveals that mentoring is positively related to the likelihood of full time employment, and the relationship involves both selection and causation processes. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Takin’ It from the Streets: How the Sixties Mass Movement Revitalized Unionization

American Journal of Sociology, 112(1), 46–96.

By: L. Isaac*, S. McDonald* & G. Lukasik

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Welfare to Web to Work: Internet Job Search Among Former Welfare Clients

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 33(1), 239–253.

By: S. McDonald & R. Crew

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 26, 2023

2006 journal article

When does social capital matter? Non-searching for jobs across the life course

SOCIAL FORCES, 85(1), 521–549.

By: S. McDonald n & G. Elder*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
5. Gender Equality (OpenAlex)
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Patterns of Informal Job Matching across the Life Course: Entry-Level, Reentry-Level, and Elite Non-Searching*

Sociological Inquiry, 75(3), 403–428.

By: S. McDonald*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 3, 2023

2003 journal article

Reinventing Long-Term Care: The Effect of Policy Changes on Trends in Nursing Home Reimbursement and Resident Characteristics—Florida, 1989–1997

The Gerontologist, 43(suppl_2), 118–131.

By: D. Street*, J. Quadagno, L. Parham & S. McDonald*

MeSH headings : Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Florida; Humans; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / legislation & jurisprudence; Length of Stay; Medicaid / legislation & jurisprudence; Medicare / legislation & jurisprudence; Middle Aged; Skilled Nursing Facilities / economics
TL;DR: Investigating how changes in Medicare and Medicaid policies affected skilled nursing facility (SNF) revenue streams and resident characteristics in Florida during the 1990s found that Florida SNFs responded differently to the growing gap in reimbursement between Medicaid and other payers, depending on their profit status. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 3, 2023

2001 journal article

How Whites Explain Black and Hispanic Inequality

Public Opinion Quarterly, 65(4), 562–573.

By: S. McDonald*

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 4, 2023

Employment

Updated: June 19th, 2020 11:28

2006 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Professor Sociology

2004 - 2006

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, US
Postdoctoral Fellow Sociology

Education

Updated: June 19th, 2020 11:31

2000 - 2004

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL, US
PhD Sociology

1997 - 1999

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL, US
MS Sociology

1993 - 1997

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL, US
BS Sociology

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