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This data report describes the fourth wave of the Linked Personnel Panel (LPP 1819). The LPP is a linked-employer-employee data set on human resources (HR) work, corporate culture and man-agement instruments in German establishments that evolved within the framework of the project 'Quality of work and economic success'. The three survey waves contain information from 1,219 establishments, 7,508 employees (wave 1), 771 establishments and 7,282 employees (wave 2), 846 establishments and 6,779 employees (wave 3), and 769 establishments and 6,494 employees (wave 4). The LPP is representative for German private sector establishments with at least 50 em-ployees subject to social security. The linkage with the IAB Establishment Panel yields a data prod-uct that enables longitudinal analyses regarding HR strategies and quality of work in Germany.

The employee survey of the Linked Personnel Panel (LPP) was conducted via telephone during the first three waves. In wave four the data was either collected via telephone or alternatively via web. The survey mode can influence the survey results. Mixed mode results often reveal this mode effect. Mode effects represent a varying response distribution over survey modes. The major causes for mode effects are selection effects and measurement effects. Selection effects are a combination of coverage and nonresponse. The survey outcomes of the fourth wave demonstrate two note-worthy results, which should be considered when working with the LPP. First, the distribution of several panel variables differs between wave four and earlier waves. Second, there are mode effects in the fourth wave of the employee survey. In the first part, this report describes the causes for mode effects and refers to studies that are more detailed. The second part highlights differences in response and sample distribution between a) wave four and prior waves and b) web and telephone interviews in the fourth wave.

This data report describes the Linked Personnel Panel survey data linked with administrative data of the IAB (LPP-ADIAB) 1975–2017.

This data report describes the third wave of the Linked Personnel Panel (LPP 1617). The LPP is a linked-employer-employee data set on human resources (HR) work, corporate culture and management instruments in German establishments that evolved within the framework of the project ‘Quality of work and economic success’. The three survey waves contain information from 1,219 companies, 7,508 employees (wave 1), 771 companies and 7,282 employees (wave 2) as well as 846 companies and 6,779 employees (wave 3). The LPP is representative of German private sector establishments with at least 50 employees subject to social security.The LPP is representative for German private sector establishments with at least 50 employees subject to social security. The linkage with the IAB Establishment Panel yields a data product that enables longitudinal analyses regarding HR strategies and quality of work in Germany.