Study title

Finnish Local Government Barometer 1999: Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards

Dataset ID Number

FSD1149

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1149
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1149

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Abstract

Chairpersons of municipal executive boards were asked what kind of characteristics, qualities and skills would be important for future municipal managers. The respondents also assessed the characteristics and leadership qualities of the manager of their own municipality. Opinions on how well their municipality's management system worked (relations between municipal authorities and elected officials, citizen participation, etc.) were charted. Views on who has real influence and power in municipal decision-making were probed.

The respondents were asked what kind of municipal leadership system they would prefer (e.g. municipal manager versus mayor) and what might be the consequences of introducing mayors. They also evaluated how well the municipality had succeeded in the management of different sectors like health services, municipal finances, employment, or industrial development. Some questions covered the successfulness of human resources management and co-operation.

Background variables included the respondents' sex, status in municipal administration, municipality size, region, vocational education, membership in a non-governmental organisation, and party allegiance.

Keywords

distribution of power; local government; management; mayors; municipal government; municipal managers; municipalities; personnel management

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elites and leadership (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Foundation for Municipal Development

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Chairpersons of municipal executive boards in Finland (excluding Swedish-speaking municipalities)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Foundation for Municipal Development: Finnish Local Government Barometer 1999: Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1149

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Sandberg, Siv (2015). Den seglivade kommundirektörsmakten. Lokalpolitiskt ledarskap i Finland. I: Lokalpolitisk lederskap i Norden, Redaktører: Nils Aarsæther og Knut H. Mikalsen. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS.