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Flash Eurobarometer 537 (SMEs and Skills Shortages)

European Commission, Brussels; Directorate General Communication, COMM.A.3 ´Media monitoring and Eurobarometer´
GESIS, Cologne. ZA8781 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14313
Abstract: SMEs and skills shortages.
Content: Topics: most important problems for the own company at the moment; difficulty for the own company to find staff with the right skills in the last two years; average time needed to hire person with the right skills; number of positions (full-time equivalents) currently needed to be filled; most difficult qualification / educational level to recruit; ... more
Topics: International politics and organisations | Business/industrial management and organisation | Labour and employment policy

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 11.09.2023 - 13.10.2023
Date(s) of Data Collection: 11.09.2023 - 13.10.2023, total | 11.09.2023 - 29.09.2023, Belgium | 14.09.2023 - 29.09.2023, Bulgaria | 11.09.2023 - 03.10.2023, Czechia | 12.09.2023 - 02.10.2023, Denmark | 11.09.2023 - 29.09.2023, Germany | 11.09.2023 - 29.09.2023, Estonia | 11.09.2023 - 02.10.2023, Ireland | 11.09.2023 - 28.09.2023, Greece | 11.09.2023 - 29.09.2023, Spain | 11.0 ... more
Geographic coverage: Belgium (BE) | Bulgaria (BG) | Czech Republic (CZ) | Denmark (DK) | Germany (DE) | Estonia (EE) | Ireland (IE) | Greece (GR) | Spain (ES) | France (FR) | Italy (IT) | Cyprus (CY) | Latvia (LV) | Lithuania (LT) | Luxembourg (LU) | Hungary (HU) | Malta (MT) | Netherlands (NL) | Austria (AT) | Poland (PL) | Portugal (PT) | Romania (RO) | Slovenia (SI) ... more
Universe: The FLASH EUROBAROMETER 537 survey has been held in the 27 Member states of the European Union and in the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Canada, Japan and the USA. It covers businesses active in one of the following sectors (NACE codes): B Mining and quarrying C Manufacturing D Electricity, gas, steam and a ... more
Number of Units: 18388
Sampling Procedure: • Probability;
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Organization/Institution
Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI);
Data Collector: Ipsos European Public affairs, Brussels
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 302

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: European Commission, Brussels; Directorate General Communication, COMM.A.3 ´Media monitoring and Eurobarometer´ -
Publication year: 2024
DOI: 10.4232/1.14313
Study number: ZA8781
Publisher: GESIS
Research data center: FDZ Int. Umfrageprogramm bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2024-04-23, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14313
Version history: ... more

Reference publications

Publications: European Commission: Flash Eurobarometer 537. SMEs and skills shortages. Conducted by Ipsos European Public affairs at the request of the Directorate-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Survey co-ordinated by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM “Media monitoring and Eurobarometer” Unit)) ... more
Study group:
EB - Flash Eurobarometer | show all hits of the group
The Flash Eurobarometer were launched by the European Commission in the late eighties, turning out a Monthly Monitor between in 1994 and 1995. These “small scale” surveys are conducted in all EU member states at times, occasionally reducing or enlarging the scope of countries as a function of specific topics. The typical sample size is 500-1000 res ... more

Cite:

European Commission, Brussels (2024). Flash Eurobarometer 537 (SMEs and Skills Shortages). GESIS, Cologne. ZA8781 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14313.

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