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Study title

Mathematical Models of Manpower Systems, 1960-1975

Creator

Young, A., New University of Ulster, Department of Mathematics

Study number / PID

99 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-99-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


To continue work by previous investigators to produce quantitative models describing the movement of staff through firms, and by making inter-firm comparisons, attempt to identify circumstances affecting the patterns of movement. Data from eight British and Irish organisations were used (8 companies).
Main Topics:

Variables
Age, sex, starting date, leaving date, qualifications, reason for leaving. For each year 1960 - 1975 (census 1st January): function, grade, salary and remarks.

Topics

HealthBusiness/industrial management and organisation

Keywords

AGE (ELSST)BUSINESSES (ELSST)COMPANIES (ELSST)EMPLOYEES (ELSST)GENDERLABOUR FORCE (ELSST)OCCUPATIONAL STATUS (ELSST)OCCUPATIONS (ELSST)QUALIFICATIONS (ELSST)TERMINATION OF SERVICE (ELSST)WAGES (ELSST)

Methodology

Data collection period

01/09/1971 - 01/08/1973

Country

United Kingdom

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Subnational
Employees
Firms

Universe

Employees of eight British and Irish companies

Sampling procedure

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1975

Terms of data access

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