TY - JOUR
T1 - WERS the validity?
T2 - a critique of the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey of employees
AU - Timming, Andrew Richard
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - The Workplace Employment Relations Survey series is a tremendously useful source of data for industrial relations researchers. But, like all large-scale secondary datasets, it has a number of structural design problems. These have not been articulated previously in much depth. Looking at the 2004 instalment of the series, this article aims to offer a critical appraisal of the survey of employees. The structure of the questionnaire and the validity of the items are critiqued. Recommendations are offered for the next edition of the Workplace Employment Relations Survey.
AB - The Workplace Employment Relations Survey series is a tremendously useful source of data for industrial relations researchers. But, like all large-scale secondary datasets, it has a number of structural design problems. These have not been articulated previously in much depth. Looking at the 2004 instalment of the series, this article aims to offer a critical appraisal of the survey of employees. The structure of the questionnaire and the validity of the items are critiqued. Recommendations are offered for the next edition of the Workplace Employment Relations Survey.
U2 - 10.1177/0950017009337070
DO - 10.1177/0950017009337070
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-0170
VL - 23
SP - 561
EP - 570
JO - Work, Employment and Society
JF - Work, Employment and Society
IS - 3
ER -