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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998

Variable Details

VariableLYNOCH04
LabelWhy were management here unable to introduce this change?
Question text Why were management here unable to introduce this change? 4th Response
Responses
1 Resistance from senior management 0
2 Resistance from middle/line management 1
3 Resistance from employees 0
4 Resistance from trade union representatives 1
5 Resistance from other employee representatives 1
6 Skill shortages 0
7 Poor quality management 1
8 Insufficient time to introduce 2
9 Insufficient funds to introduce 1
11 Other specific answer, not codeable to 1-10 0
97 Other vague answer, not codeable to 1-11 0
98 Dont know 0
99 Not answered 0
Sysmiss 2184
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsProbe for details
UniverseThe survey population consisted of all workplaces of firms in Great Britain with at least 10 employees, except for those in the following Standard Industrial Classification 1992 (SIC92) divisions: A (Agriculture, hunting and forestry); B (Fishing); C (Mining and quarrying); P (Private households with employed persons); and, Q (Extra-territorial organisations).;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingSimple random sample; One-stage stratified or systematic random sample;A simple random sample was used for the Survey of Employees Questionnaire (SEQ). A one-stage stratified sample was used for the cross-section sample for the Management Questionnaire (MQ).
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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