Executives in the Private Economy

Topics: Course of education and professional history; activity areas in the current company and at earlier places of work; position in the company; professional image; degree of solidarity with the company; work satisfaction; presence of organization plan and job description; perceived prospects of promotion; knowledge about the salary of colleagues, superiors and subordinates; criteria in selection of place of work and situation in the job market at last change of position; influences of social environment at change of place of work; occupational opportunities in the area of place of residence; criteria for occupational success; length of training time; reading technical literature and personal publications; participation in occupational further education events; occupational activities abroad; attitude to psychological tests as instrument of applicant selection for positions of leadership; membership in a professional organization; personal school grades; attitude to achievement-oriented child-raising; educational goals; social origins.

Beyond this the respondents kept self-observation records in which on several days the most important activities were described in detail according to time expended, type of activity, interaction partner, necessary knowledge etc. Demography: age; sex; age und number of siblings; position in sibling sequence; school education; vocational training; occupation; professional career; income; housing situation; regional origins.