A Skills Exchange for Unemployed People

Bibliographic Data

ID9889231
AuthorsBarbara Senior (EARG, Liverpool Polytechnic, corresponding author), John Naylor (0009-0004-4203-1259, Liverpool College), John B Naylor (EARG, Liverpool Polytechnic)
Year1984
Volume37
Issue8
Pages589-602
Publication date1984-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001872678403700802
OpenAlexW2130621695
LanguageEN
References cited10

This paper reports the results of a study of a voluntary skills exchange for unemployed adults in Liverpool. It combines investigation at the organizational level with an interview survey of satisfactions gained by 60 members. Questions posed are how far a skills exchange might go in alleviating the adverse effects of unemployment and then how effective the particular organization was at achieving its potential. Results showed that members attached high importance to the satisfaction of social and psychological needs either within the exchange or in employment. The average satisfaction gained from membership fell short of this. For the small group who were active in the exchange, members were engaged in the equivalent of part-time work. But the broad ideals of the organization and the unfamiliarity of the decision-making setting made it difficult to recruit and retain new members and, hence, increase the organization's impact

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Fell · Job satisfaction · Management · Political science · Public relations · Social exchange theory · Turnover · Unemployment · Work (physics · Applied Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology

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