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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1876 Publicly Announced Job Losses in Named Corporations in the UK, 1976-1981 187610.5255/UKDA-SN-1876-1 Peck, F. W., University of Durham, Department of Geography Townsend, A. R., University of Durham, North East Area Study No information recorded Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1983 BUSINESSESHUMAN SETTLEMENTINDUSTRIESLABOUR FORCEUNEMPLOYMENT UnemploymentBusiness/industrial management and organisation <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>To assemble a computerised data set containing details of all locatable job losses occurring within named corporations in the U.K. between 1976 and 1981, using reports in the &lt;i&gt;Financial Times&lt;/i&gt;. The data set has been used in two ways:<br> (a) to analyse aggregate patterns of job loss among leading corporations;<br> (b) as a basis for depth case studies of selected corporations.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Variables<br> The data set contains three types of variable:<br> (a) Details of job loss itself, e.g. total numbers lost; employment before loss; redundancy, closure or wastage.<br> (b) Ownership details, e.g. name of parent; name of subsidiary; nationality of ownership.<br> (c) Locational variables, e.g. place name as reported; county affected; location of parent headquarters; assisted-area status; settlement type of affected location. October 1976 - September 198101 October 197601 September 1981 United Kingdom Institutions/organisationsNationalEstablishmentsUnemployment statistics Job losses in named corporations locatable at least at county level which were reported in the &lt;i&gt;Financial Times&lt;/i&gt; between October 1976 and September 1981 inclusive Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe) Compilation or synthesis of existing material <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> Townsend, A. and Peck, F. (1984) 'The geography of mass-redundancy in named corporation' <i></i>, London: Croom Helm. The geography of mass-redundancy in named corporation Peck, F. and Townsend, A. (1984) 'Contrasting experience of recession and spatial restructuring: : British shipbuilders, Plessey and Metal Box'<i></i>, Regional Studies, 369-376 Contrasting experience of recession and spatial restructuring: https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1876 2024-11-28T07:21:41Z ddi:codebook:2_5