Similarities and Differences in Managers Jobs, 1964

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of this survey was to compare the similarities and differences in the ways managers spent their time over four weeks, as shown by on-going, self-completion diary with headings for Where (place of work), Who (category of person contacted), How (method of communication), What (nature of work) and Duration.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br> Where: Office, home, travelling<br> Who: Internal - boss, secretary, colleagues. External - customers, suppliers<br> How: Discussion, telephone, lecture<br> What: Public relations, marketing and sales, research and development<br> Duration: Episodes lasting five minutes or more, fleeting contacts<br> A copy of the diary appears in the publication, Appendix I p.163