Study title

Interviews on Enterprise Development in Kauhajoki 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD2882

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2882

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hautamäki, Lauri
• Taimi, Heikki
• Kleemola, Jussi (Kauhajoki Seura)
• Jyllilä, Erkki (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy)
• Mäki-Rahkola, Jari (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Salmi, Johanna (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy)
• Pitkäkoski, Reetta (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy)

Abstract

The interview study focused on business life and entrepreneurship in Kauhajoki, Finland, from the 1950s to the 21th century. The data consist of interview transcripts. The interviewees were entrepreneurs, self-employed persons, experts, public officials and shop stewards who had had a significant role in the development of local businesses. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

businesses; development; entrepreneurial values; entrepreneurs; local government; local government officers; regional economy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• History (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Business/industrial management and organisation (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

• Kleemola, Jussi (Kauhajoki Seura)
• Salmi, Johanna (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy)
• Pitkäkoski, Reetta (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy)

Data Producers

• Kauhajoki 20000 Oy

Time Period Covered

1950 – 2013

Collection Dates

2013-06-01 – 2013-10-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Kauhajoki

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Organization/Institution

Universe

Entrepreneurs, self-employed persons, experts, public officials and shop stewards in Kauhajoki

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

56 persons were selected for the interviews based on the assessment of the research group.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Transcripts of 57 interviews in ODT file format. In addition, a separate HTML version of the transcripts.

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

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Person names were removed from the data unless the mentioned person was engaged in business activities as an entrepreneur, had a political role, or was a public official. The data were transcribed by the original research group and irrelevant pieces of discussion and sections containing repetition were left untranscribed.

One unit of observation was removed from the data, because it was not an interview but a third-person account of a research participant.

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

Hautamäki, Lauri & Taimi, Heikki & Kleemola, Jussi (Kauhajoki Seura) & Jyllilä, Erkki (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy) & Mäki-Rahkola, Jari (Kauhajoki 20000 Oy): Interviews on Enterprise Development in Kauhajoki 2013 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2022-01-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2882

Deposit Requirement

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

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data contain identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. person names, information on location of residence, names of workplaces and equivalent). When publishing quotations from the data, data users must very carefully consider in each case what information needs to be removed or altered according to scientific ethical guidelines. Published excerpts from the data must not contain indirect identifiers (e.g. detailed work history, unique life events) that could cause third persons potentially mentioned in the interviews to be identified.

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

Haapanen, Reija & Hautamäki, Lauri (2015). Yrittävä Kauhajoki: tervanpoltosta tehtaisiin. Kauhajoki: Kauhajoki 20000 Oy. Toimituskunta Reija Haapanen, Lauri Hautamäki, Erkki Jyllilä, Pentti Kakkori, Jussi Kleemola, Jari Mäki-Rahkola, Raimo Rinne ja Heikki Taimi.