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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1948 Contemporary Work Situation of Clerical Employees, 1979-1981 194810.5255/UKDA-SN-1948-1 Crompton, R., University of East Anglia, School of Economic and Social Studies Snow, T., University of East Anglia, School of Economic and Social Studies Jones, G. L., University of East Anglia, School of Economic and Social Studies Reid, S., University of East Anglia, School of Economic and Social Studies No information recorded Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1984 AGEATTITUDESAUTOMATIONCAREER DEVELOPMENTCHILDRENCOMPUTERSDECISION MAKINGEMPLOYMENT HISTORYFATHERSFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTGENDERIN-SERVICE TRAININGINTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONJOB DESCRIPTIONJOB SATISFACTIONLABOUR MOBILITYMARITAL STATUSMARRIED WOMEN WORKERSMOTHERSOCCUPATIONSOFFICE WORKERSOVERTIMEPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTPROMOTION (JOB)QUALIFICATIONSREPETITIVE WORKSPOUSESSTRESS (PSYCHOLOGICAL)SUPERVISORSINNOVATIONTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNIONSWHITE COLLAR WORKERSWOMEN'S EMPLOYMENTWORKING CONDITIONSHOURS OF WORK Labour and employmentScience and technologyBusiness/industrial management and organisation <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of mechanisation (computerisation) on clerical work, with particular reference to the <i>de-skilling</i> of the clerical labour process; to examine the feminisation of the non-manual labour process and the implication of both computerisation and feminisation for male and female careers.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Attitudes to work, promotion, computerisation, flexitime and trade unionism; class location of clerical, administrative and managerial employees; the nature of work done and levels of control; previous employment (since entering the work force), other employment (jobs) with present employer; willingness to be geographically mobile and extent of geographical mobility.<br> Background Variables<br> Age, gender, marital status, family composition, present employment level; formal educational and vocational post-entry qualifications; trade union membership. November 1979 - January 198101 November 197901 January 1981 England East AngliaEssexNorfolkSuffolk IndividualsGroupsSubnationalClerksComputer usersEmployees Men and women employed by three organizations: a clearing bank, a local authority, and an insurance company. Typing and secretarial staff, unless clerk-typists, were excluded, as were manual employees Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe) 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>Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee.</p> See <restrctn> Crompton, R. and Jones, G. (1984) <i>White-collar proletariat: : deskilling and gender in clerical work</i>, London: Macmillan. White-collar proletariat: Reid, S., Crompton, R. and Jones, G. (1982) 'Contemporary clerical work: : a case study of local government' <i></i>, London: Routledge. Contemporary clerical work: Crompton, R. and Jones, G. (1982) 'Clerical `proletarianisation': : myth or reality?' <i></i>, Aldershot: Gower Press. Clerical `proletarianisation': https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1948 2024-11-28T07:21:43Z ddi:codebook:2_5