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Workplace Industrial Relations, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to obtain a representative picture of the institutions and conduct of industrial relations in British manufacturing industry in 1978. Apart from obtaining a `map' of industrial relations institutions, this survey was intended to permit the testing of a number of hypotheses...
Management of Productivity, 1984
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to:
(1) investigate labour relations arrangements in large manufacturing establishments, and their relationship to plant performance;
(2) assess the role of plant managers in the management of the modern corporation.
This was the first systematic survey of workplace...
Survey of Delegates to the Council for Social Democracy, 1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.A collection of socio-political information about Council delegates and about the SDP organisation.
The survey constitutes one of some 60 such surveys on delegates to party conferences conducted across Western Europe since 1978 and forms part of the <i>Middle-level Elites Project</i> of the...
Attitudes of Students at the London School of Economics, 1991-1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To conduct a course exercise that collects questionnaire-based information each year from a sample of students at the London School of Economics. The studies focus on background characteristics relevant to a student population, on attitudes to selected political and social issues, and on participation in...
Company Level Industrial Relations Survey, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main objectives were:
to assess changes that have taken place since the first Company Level Industrial Relations Survey in 1985 (Study not available via the UK Data Archive.)
to investigate how employee relations fits in with broader policy making
to explore the relationship between employee relations...
Offshoring and Outsourcing Innovation? The New Challenge for Multinationals, 2007-2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Western multinationals are now increasingly locating their research and development (R and D) activities in the emerging economies of China and India. This offshoring of innovation raises the following questions for policy makers and multinational firms:
1) What is the extent and nature of outsourcing...
Virtual Consumers, 1998-1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project was a study of public responses to early developments in electronic commerce (e-commerce). The aims and objectives were:
to provide new data (qualitative and quantitative) relating social and psychological variables to uses of e-commerce;
to relate aspects of design and implementation of...
Foreign Multinational Retailers in Britain, 1850-1962
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.With inward investment such an important contributor to the United Kingdom economy in recent decades, and increasingly in services, this project was designed to assess the historical impact of foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom's largest service sector: retailing. Accordingly the project's...
Social Class in Modern Britain, 1984
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to provide descriptive data on the changing nature of inequality and its perception, especially with reference to social class and social mobility.
This study formed part of the <i>Comparative Project on Class Structure and Class Consciousness</i> at the...
Survey of the Solicitors' Profession, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To obtain a profile of the structure, organisation and staffing of solicitors' firms; to describe the types of legal and non-legal work carried out by solicitors; to investigate the social background of solicitors including career history and educational qualifications; to explore solicitors' attitudes on...
Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Panel Survey, 1990-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employee Relations Survey (WERS) series began in 1980. It was previously known as the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, or WIRS - the name was changed in 1998 to better reflect the present content of the survey. The primary aim of the survey series is to provide statistically...
Transnational Seafarers, 1999-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study entailed a statistical survey of the global labour market as revealed in crewing patterns and ethnographic research aboard ship to examine the structures, social dynamics and institutional contexts of transnational seafarers' communities.
This data collection comprises transcripts of interviews...
Public Attitudes to Price Fixing in Britain, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset contains the results of a survey gauging public attitudes in Britain to price-fixing and cartel enforcement mechanisms. This was the first ever survey of consumer attitudes to cartels. To ensure balanced and unbiased results, respondents were mainly presented with various scenarios and were...
Services Values Matrix, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research project followed up a previous Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project (grant number R000223210, data not currently held at the UK Data Archive) that empirically described the world city network in 2000. This later project created a similar set of data for 2004, to describe...
Accommodation to Change : Panel Study to Examine Attitude Change towards the EEC Before and After the Referendum, June 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine accommodation to a fait accompli by contrasting attitudes held in 1971 with those held in 1975 and, by examining what changes occurred in each instance once the decision had been taken.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Two questionnaires were administered. A: 2 weeks before the June...
Scottish-Registered Companies Investing Abroad, 1862-1914
Main Topics:This dataset presents an analysis of Scottish limited liability companies registered in Edinburgh for foreign mining, plantations, ranching, land investment, railways, telegraphs, manufacturing, financial and mercantile services between 1862 and 1914. Amongst other variables, it contains information concerning: company registration, company dissolution,...
Firm Migration to Britain in the Aftermath of the 1931 Emergency Tariff
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The dataset was assembled for a research project on the growth and economic impact of overseas multinational enterprises in Britain during the interwar period. The project examined the impact of protectionism on the expansion of overseas multinationals in Britain, the development of public policy towards...
Cities and Firms Global Matrix, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The basic purpose of the research was to describe the world city network through the location policies of global service firms. The office locations (and their importance) were collected for 100 business service firms (18 accountancy, 15 advertising, 23 banking/finance, 16 law, 11 insurance, 17 management...
Employment Practices of Multinational Companies in Organisational Context, 2005-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study was undertaken by a team based at Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, Warwick Business School and King's College, London. It aimed to investigate employment practices in multinational companies' operations in the United Kingdom, and explored how these are influenced by...
Deferential Worker: Farm Workers in the Class Structure, 1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate the problem of deference by examining the social situation of an archetypal group of `deferential' workers - farm workers.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
A. Farm Workers
Most preferred job and reason, satisfaction with present job, aspects liked/disliked, whether respondent...
Economic Impact of Heathrow Airport upon Factories and Offices, 1969; Factories
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the survey was to evaluate the locational impact of Heathrow upon manufacturing and office firms. The main areas of interest were their original location decisions, their present evaluation of their location and their use of Heathrow for business purposes.Main Topics:...
Economic Impact of Heathrow Airport upon Factories and Offices, 1969; Offices
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the survey was to evaluate the locational impact of Heathrow upon manufacturing and office firms. The main areas of interest were their original location decisions, their present evaluation of their location and their use of Heathrow for business purposes.Main Topics:...
MORI Polls for The Scotsman, 1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.A regular series of opinion polls carried out by MORI in Scotland for The Scotsman newspaper.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Voting intention, political support, party affiliation, satisfaction with Government and political leaders, forecast of results of next General Election, respondent's...
Impact of Foreign Multi-National Investment in Britain Since 1850
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research aimed to establish a database on inward investment into Britain between the 1850s and the 1960s. Research on secondary and primary sources was undertaken to collect accurate firm-level data on each foreign direct investment, with the aim of providing for the first time a reliable aggregate...
British Elections, 1963-1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This collection contains files from the national General Election Surveys conducted in Great Britain between 1963 and 1992 which are deposited in the Data Archive at the University of Essex.
There is machine readable documentation for most of the surveys. These include SPSS setup command files,...
Employers' Manpower and Skills Practices Survey (EMSPS), 1990-1991
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset explores employers' skill formation practices, including their skill needs, recruitment practices, training and other employee related activities.
Users requiring the WIRS data to accompany this dataset should order SN:2858 <i>Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, 1990</i>.Main...
Company Organisation and Worker Participation Survey, 1976
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey were:
to explore role and functions of the board of directors in modern private sector companies;
to compare impressions of current and other possible approaches to decision making held by individuals at key levels within sampled companies;
to discover the incidence and importance...
Canadian Business and Public Policy Attitudes Survey, 1979-1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect data on attitudes toward economic policy, business conditions, consumer buying intention, and the general business and economic climate. This survey is one of an annual series conducted by Elliott Research Corp. Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) with assistance from the International Business Research...
Innovations in the U.K. Since 1945
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this research was to survey significant technical innovations (defined as the successful commercial introduction of new or improved products, processes or materials) which have been introduced into British industry and commerce since 1945. The survey was conducted for the purpose of providing...
Management Audit - ESRC Personal Interview Study, 1984
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study formed part of an overall examination by the ESRC of the competiveness of British industry. The specific aim was to understand strategic perceptions, methods used and background of managers in Britain.Main Topics:Variables
The major variables included company size, whether the manager was based...