Study title

Interviews with Employees and Entrepreneurs in the Private Sports and Physical Activity Sector 2016-2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3621

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3621
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3621

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Koivunen, Tuija (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Abstract

This dataset consists of interviews with employees and entrepreneurs in the private sports and physical activity sector in Finland. The data were collected as part of the Uuden työn sukupuolistavat käytännöt ja sopimisen muodot project (2016-2018), funded by the Finnish Work Environment Fund.

First, the entrepreneurs were asked about the history, current state, branding, and prospects of their company. The employees were asked about their daily work routines and experiences of success or failure at work. All interviewees also discussed relationships with clients, agreements and contracts, and the significance of physicality and personality in their work. Interview questions also focused on gender-related matters, both in terms of employees and clients. Different interview schemes were used for interviews with employees and entrepreneurs.

Background information included the date on which the interview was held, the respondent's gender and occupation, and a fictitious name for the respondent's workplace/company. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is available only in Finnish.

Keywords

collective agreements; employees; entrepreneurs; exercise (physical activity); personality; sports centres; working conditions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Koivunen, Tuija (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Collection Dates

2016-09-19 – 2017-02-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Employees and entrepreneurs in the private sports and physical activity sector

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

9 interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher anonymised the data by removing any personal names and names of countries, municipalities, cities, and districts from the data. Additionally, names of companies were replaced with fictitious names and the locations of the respondents' workplaces were replaced with the letters A-C. The interviewees' ages were coarsened into age groups and some responses were removed entirely. Additionally, the data were anonymised further at FSD by removing names of companies, detailed information about the companies, event names, information about company logos, and location information. Changes made at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].

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

Koivunen, Tuija (Tampere University): Interviews with Employees and Entrepreneurs in the Private Sports and Physical Activity Sector 2016-2017 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2022-06-02). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3621; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3621

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Koivunen, Tuija (2018) Ei taivu eikä tanssi. Naisliikunnanohjaajien käsityksiä miesten ryhmäliikunnasta. Sukupuolentutkimus-Genusforskining, 31:4, 5-16.

Koivunen, Tuija (2019) Sukupuoli, ruumiillisuus ja persoonallisuus liikunnanohjaajien työssä. Liikunta & Tiede, 56:2-3, 13-16.

Koivunen, Tuija (2017) Uuden työn piirteet ja työn tekemisen ehdot yksityisellä liikuntapalvelualalla. Työpoliittinen aikakauskirja, 60:3, 57-64.