Worker Participation in Management: a Survey of the Attitudes of British Rail Employees, 1970

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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.

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Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions 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. Opinions on: supervisors, representatives, unions and managers are investigated in detail. Indices of authority, responsibility, information seeking, perceived influence over job-related decisions, union activity, operating autonomy and power aspirations. Background Variables Age, sex, marital status, place of birth, household composition, age on leaving school. Occupation: grade, department, area station.

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

Face-to-face interview

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-85-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=50015a5f3949d42b11af9f493af95a758d5912fc21207422206ed79279f1800c
Provenance
Creator Irving, B. L., Tavistock Institute of Human Relations; Hilgendorf, E. L., Tavistock Institute of Human Relations
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 1975
Funding Reference British Rail; Ministry of Transport
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Discipline Construction Engineering and Architecture; Engineering; Engineering Sciences
Spatial Coverage Great Britain