Study title

Corporate Executives and Society 1997

Dataset ID Number

FSD1091

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1091

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)
• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Abstract

In the survey, attitudes and values of Finnish corporate executives were studied. First, the respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements. The statements were partly similar to those in the EVA survey on Finnish values and attitudes (FSD1085). Themes in the survey were internationalisation and the solutions by which Finland links itself to the international community, keys to Finland's success in the newly opened competition, the functioning of the Finnish model of market economy, the purpose and values of enterprises, the pressure of change in work life and the labour market, main themes of social discussion (functioning of politics, environmental questions, economic growth), and differences of opinion between corporate executives and the population on various topics.

The survey contained three parts: In the first one, there were 51 questions in the form of propositions. In the second part, there were four sets of questions, and the third part contained background information on the respondents and their companies.

Background information included the respondent's sex, age, position in company, education, location of the enterprise/an independent production or service unit, it's main field of activity, turnover, number of personnel, share of export of the turnover, a characterisation of the enterprise's/unit's general success during the last two years, an estimate of the enterprise's/unit's development, and prospects for the next two years.

Keywords

European integration; attitudes; businesses; cultural values; defence; economic and social development; economic power; economic recession; financial expectations; international competetition; market economy; national identity; political parties; social welfare; standard of living; technology and innovation; unemployment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Economic systems and development (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Business/industrial management and organisation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Yhdyskuntatutkimus

Data Producers

• Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)

Time Period Covered

1997-04-10 – 1997-05-06

Collection Dates

1997-04-10 – 1997-05-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish corporate executives

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Other sampling procedure

The original target group of the survey was 1,984 corporate executives who were chosen in the Helsinki Media's Blue Book company register. The group included all general directors and vice presidents of companies employing more than a 100 persons, all chief executives and deputy managing directors from companies employing over 500 persons, and a sample of upper management of other enterprises employing more than a 100 persons. The material was collected between April, 10 and May 6, 1997 through a mail survey. The questionnaire was in Finnish and it was not repeated. The result was 672 analysable questionnaires, and the reply percentage thus 33.9%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.2

Related Datasets

FSD1085 EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes 1996

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) & Yhdyskuntatutkimus: Corporate Executives and Society 1997 [dataset]. Version 1.2 (2003-08-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1091

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Yritysjohtajien menestyksen eväät: raportti yritysjohtajien asenteista 1997 (1997). Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän valtuuskunta.

Oinas, Tomi (2005). Suomalainen businesseliitti. Suuryritysjohdon asenteet ja asenteellinen yhtenäisyys tulkittuna eliittiteoreettisesta näkökulmasta. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Nyman, Markku (2008). Kansalaisyhteiskunta ja vertaistuki [verkkodokumentti]. Oulu: Hyvän mielen talo ry. http://www.hyvanmielentalo.fi/media/julkaisut/Nyman_kansalaisyhteiskunta_secured.pdf [viitattu 8.9.2009].