ERIC Number: EJ749353
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Publication Date: 2006-Oct
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The Establishment and Application of a Labor Quality Index: The Case of Taiwan's Manufacturing Industry
San,Gee; Huang, Tung-Chun; Huang, Li-Hsuan
Social Indicators Research, v79 n1 p61-96 Oct 2006
The labor quality index (LQI) not only serves as an important reference for monitoring the progress of the sustainable development of a country, but it can also serve as an important parameter for economic analysis. To compile such an index for Taiwan, we conducted two large-scale surveys of 1000 major enterprises and 844 union leaders, respectively, to determine the appropriate weights for each key factor. We also searched for all the relevant statistics that were used to calculate the weighted sum of the 25 sub-indexes, in order to compile a LQI for Taiwan's manufacturing industries covering the period from 1990-2000. Our calculations show that this LQI rose from 80.2 in 1990 to 117.5 in 2000, which reflected an impressive 37.3% increase in just one decade. This rate of growth has, however, been slowing down since 1997. Our results indicate that the LQI provides a valuable indicator for monitoring the enhancement of labor quality in this society.
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Foreign Countries, Economic Research, Sustainable Development, Economic Progress, National Standards, Occupational Surveys, Labor Force, Quality Control, Item Analysis, Rating Scales, Research Methodology
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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