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WERS 2004 User Group - Second Meeting
The second meeting of the WERS 2004 User Group took place on Friday 16th March 2007 at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in London.
The WERS 2004 Information and Advice Service outlined developments in the use and enhancement of the survey data. However, the major part of the proceedings was devoted to presentations from invited speakers on WERS 2004-based research. This included papers covering all elements of the survey. The programme of events is available to download here. Slides from each of the presentations given at the user group are available to download below, along with abstracts and/or full papers, where available.
We would like to draw attention to two specific points that arose during the discussion at the user group, in particular for the benefit of users who were unable to attend the meeting:
Multilevel modelling: A number of WERS users are currently making use of multilevel modelling techniques. WIAS will be working with users to investigate a number of issues, such as weighting, that arise when using this type of analysis. We would be very interested to hear from anyone else using multilevel modelling in their analysis of WERS, whatever stage they may be at in their research.
Consultation over regional data items: In John Forth’s presentation regarding further data linking with WERS 2004, a consultation was initiated with users over the potential matching of data items to the existing data set. In particular, WIAS hope to match summary data items at the regional level to enhance the available data, and would like to invite users’ suggestions as to items they would like to see matched on to the WERS 2004 dataset.
We look forward to hearing from users on these issues. If you would like to contact WIAS regarding either of these topics please email wers2004@niesr.ac.uk
Presentations:
Welcome and introduction from the WERS 2004 Information and Advice Service (John Forth and Lucy Stokes)
Examining the determinants of agency work: do family friendly practices play a role? (John S. Heywood, W.S. Siebert and Xiangdong Wei)
Download paper.
A multilevel analysis of workplace job satisfaction in Britain: evidence from a linked employer-employee data (Getinet Haile)
Download summary of results.
Download paper.
Random and non-random measurement error in HRM research: measuring and explaining differences in management-worker representative responses in WERS 2004 (Riccardo Peccei)
Download abstract.
Changing gender and ethnic diversity in the UK workplace: what can we learn from the 2004 WERS? (Peter Urwin and Franz Buscha)
Download abstract.
Download presentation.
Download tables.
Training and establishment survival (William Collier, Francis Green and Young-Bae Kim)
Download abstract.
Further data linking with WERS 2004 (John Forth)
Please email any queries to wers2004@niesr.ac.uk
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