Simon Langlois studied government employment in Quebec, Canada. He found that more than 40% of the people he surveyed found their jobs through personal contacts, even though the government had made efforts to formalize recruitment. The personal contacts were fairly casual acquaintances in the majority of cases, not close friends. What principle is demonstrated here?

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This scenario demonstrates the principle of the strength of weak ties, which refers to the idea that people are more likely to find job opportunities and other valuable resources through their weak, casual ties rather than their strong, close ties.

Simon Langlois Studied Government Employment in Quebec, Canada