世論 What Japan Thinks

Having yesterday looked at what the workers think of being asked to do stuff for their boss regarding computers, today japan.internet.com, in conjuction with JR Tokai Express Research, looked into how bosses asked their underlings for help with computer-related tasks. They interviewed 331 people in management positions in private companies, but the male to female ratio was not specified, although it might have been a depressing figure. 68.3% were in their forties, 28.1% in their fifties, and 3.6% in their sixties.

Note that since this survey was an internet-based one there will be a bias towards more technically-competent bosses, so the figures should show the bosses in a better light than yesterday’s survey did! In addition, one would expect the workers to be more negative about their bosses and the bosses to be more positive about their own skills.

Q1: Have you ever made any of the following requests to your underlings? (Sample size=331, multiple answer)

	Votes	Percentage
Get them to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for me	131	39.6%
Get them to write a Word document for me	118	35.6%
Get them to search the internet or intranet for information for me	89	26.9%
Get them to fill in an Excel spreadsheet for me	62	18.7%
Get them to read or write mail for me	40	12.1%
Get them to enter data into Groupware for me	38	11.5%
Never asked my underlings for anything, or none of the above	115	34.7%

Q2: Do you ask your underlings on how to use your PC? (Sample size=331)

Yes, almost every day (to Q3)	1.8%
Yes, sometimes (to Q3)	31.7%
No, hardly ever	45.6%
No, never	20.8%

Q3: Which of the following PC tasks have you asked your underlings about? (Sample size=111, multiple answer)

	Votes	Percentage
How to prepare a PowerPoint or PDF document	50	45.0%
How to use Word or Excel	31	27.9%
How to use browser	23	20.7%
How to connect to the internet or intranet	19	17.1%
How to use mail client	11	9.9%
How to switch on PC or use mouse	3	2.7%
None of the above	29	26.1%