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Title:
Similarities and Differences in Managers Jobs, 1964

Subject Categories:
Management and organisation - Industry and management
Time use - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Stewart, R., Oxford Centre for Management Studies

Principal Investigator(s):
Stewart, R., Oxford Centre for Management Studies

Sponsor(s):
Nuffield Foundation

Abstract:
The purpose of this survey was to compare the similarities and differences in the ways managers spent their time over four weeks, as shown by on-going, self-completion diary with headings for Where (place of work), Who (category of person contacted), How (method of communication), What (nature of work) and Duration.
Main Topics:
Variables
Where: Office, home, travelling
Who: Internal - boss, secretary, colleagues. External - customers, suppliers
How: Discussion, telephone, lecture
What: Public relations, marketing and sales, research and development
Duration: Episodes lasting five minutes or more, fleeting contacts
A copy of the diary appears in the publication, Appendix I p.163

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: 1964
Country: Great Britain
Observation Units: Individuals

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Managers in Britain

Methodology:
Sampling Procedures: Managers from senior sales, production and accounting in a variety of companies (ranging in size from 12 to over 30,000 employees)
Number of Units: 170 (target) 160 (obtained) managers
Method of Data Collection: Diaries

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
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Date of Release:
First Edition: 1976

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