Summary information
Study title
Shop Steward Tenure, 1979-1980
Creator
Topham, T., University of Hull, Industrial Studies Unit
Winch, G. M., University of Hull, Industrial Studies Unit
Study number / PID
1586 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-1586-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The purpose of this study was to test hypotheses suggesting that the higher turnover amongst shop stewards in small plants is due to the fewer resources available to these stewards.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1979 - 01/01/1980
Country
England
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Institutions/organisations
Subnational
Trade union officers
Universe
All male shop stewards in manufacturing industry in the Hull District of Region 10 of the Transport and General Workers' Union
Sampling procedure
One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
stratified by plant size (fewer or more than 500 employees) and respondents sampled within each category using random numbers
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1982
Terms of data access
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Related publications
- Winch, G. (1980) 'Shop steward tenure and workplace organisation'