Summary information
Study title
Structure of Career Opportunities in Organisations, 1982
Creator
Homans, H. Y., University of Warwick, School of Industrial and Business Studies
Brown, A. J., University of Warwick, School of Industrial and Business Studies
Study number / PID
2055 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-2055-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The study is of the fit between career aspirations and career opportunities achieved by individuals, organisations and occupations, within pathology laboratories in a large NHS Regional Health Authority. The information generated is not only of academic interest, but of practical value to the participants.
Main Topics:
Variables
Career expectations, home and work orientations, promotion expectations, career encouragement, career comparisons, training, staff qualities needed, job satisfaction, equal opportunites by gender, work interest, patient contact, attitudes to retirement, attitudes to unions and professional bodies, career satisfaction.
Sex, age, marital status, place of residence.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/05/1982 - 01/11/1982
Country
United Kingdom
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Subnational
Laboratory technicians
Employees
Universe
All persons in one branch of pathology in a large NHS Regional Health Authority
Sampling procedure
The NHS was chosen as a large and important organisation and as many persons as resources allowed were interviewed within a single region. It was planned to match laboratories by size, urban/rural and teaching/non-teaching and to interview all persons in this sample of laboratories.
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Self-completion
Funding information
Grant number
HR8048/1
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1985
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- Hormans, H. (1984) Career opportunities for women in NHS clinical chemistry laboratories [Research report], : Equal Opporunities Commision.
- Hormans, H. (1984) Equal opportunities in NHS clinical chemistry laboratories: : the myth of pregnancy, [Discussion paper].: University of Bradford.