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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 85 Worker Participation in Management: a Survey of the Attitudes of British Rail Employees, 1970 8510.5255/UKDA-SN-85-1 Irving, B. L., Tavistock Institute of Human Relations Hilgendorf, E. L., Tavistock Institute of Human Relations No information recorded British RailMinistry of Transport UK Data Service 01 January 1975 AGEASPIRATIONATTITUDESCOMMITTEESDECISION MAKINGEMPLOYERSGENDERHOUSEHOLDSINFORMATIONJOB SATISFACTIONMANAGEMENTMARITAL STATUSOCCUPATIONSOVERTIMEPERSONNEL MANAGEMENTPLACE OF BIRTHPROMOTION (JOB)RAILWAY ENGINEERINGRESPONSIBILITYSCHOOL-LEAVING AGESUPERVISIONTRADE UNIONSWORKERSWORKERS PARTICIPATIONWORKING CONDITIONS Labour relations/conflictBusiness/industrial management and organisation <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of British Rail employees to various aspects of worker participation in management decision-making. In addition, current levels of participatory activity were assessed. The relationship between expressed needs, aspirations and reported behaviour in the area of worker participation was also examined.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Occupation: work conditions, routine/variety, nature of supervision, responsibility, time spent away/on own, overtime, bonus schemes, promotion prospects, job satisfaction, possibility for improvement, future plans.<br> Opinions on: supervisors, representatives, unions and managers are investigated in detail.<br> Indices of authority, responsibility, information seeking, perceived influence over job-related decisions, union activity, operating autonomy and power aspirations.<br> Background Variables<br> Age, sex, marital status, place of birth, household composition, age on leaving school.<br> Occupation: grade, department, area station. 22 June 1970 - 25 July 197022 June 197025 July 1970 Great Britain IndividualsNationalEmployees All railway employees below first line supervision exclusive of dock, catering and shipping staff Cross-sectional (one-time) study One-stage stratified or systematic random sample Face-to-face interview <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> Irving, B. and Hilgendorf, E. (1969) 'Job attitude research: a new conceptual and analytical model'<i></i>, Human Relations, 415-426 Job attitude research Irving, B. and Hilgendorf, E. (1976) 'Workers experience of participation: the case of British Rail'<i></i>, Human Relations, 471-505 Workers experience of participation https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 85 2024-11-28T07:31:37Z ddi:codebook:2_5