Executives and Leadership Structures in Private Businesses (Augsburg Study, Role Analysis of Executives)

Judgement on the occupational and personal requirements of business
executives in various function areas in the business.

Topics: In the survey the interviewer specified a model position in a
selected function area of the company. The respondent addressed his
judgement to this concrete position: extent of responsibility, of
powers and of immediately subordinate employees in this model position;
necessary definition and occupation career for such a position; most
important technical knowledge; the significance of business size for
applicant judgement; the significance of individual basic knowledge and
preferred leadership style for the selection of applicants; importance
of technical qualification; percent share of individual abilities in
the total abilities of applicant; most important qualities of
leadership; preferred minimum and maximum age as well as sex and
marital status of an applicant; psychological requirements (semantic
differential); expected changes of the model positions through
technical progress or company fusion; expected behavior of a holder of
the model position; time expended for various activities; influence on
laws and dismissal of immediately subordinated positions; income ideas;
attitude to position descriptions; frequency of contact with the holder
of a comparable model position in one´s business; characterization of
occupation sought and personal education and completed examinations;
participation in occupational further education events; personal
leadership practices (scale); occupational career.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; number of children;
ages of children (classified); religious denomination; school
education; vocational training; household income; city size.