Situation in which employees of 40 years and over are functioning in enterprises, as perceived by heads of departments of 10 enterprises. P1237A, P1237B: Characteristics of heads and departments. Primary tasks of department / number of employees, age distribution / preferred age distribution and its realization / number of persons reporting to head / discussion of progress / number of years being (and will be) head of department / has been head of other departments / total number of years in executive function / management courses and training / need to be informed about career of employees / administration of functioning of employees ( detailed aspects of .. ). P1237C, P1237D: Characteristics of employee. Highest type of education / performance in present position / description of present job and former jobs / number of years doing present job / detailed history of ( elements of ) particular function and its future existence / detailed aspects of job description / utility factor of function / need for ( more ) expertise of employee / person in function could be replaced by someone else / employee functions well, has effective influence inside and outside the firm / influence of employee as a person within the organization / employee is participating in commissions / relation between head and employee / employee reports to head ( how often ) / important occurrences in career of employee / contacts with employee / initiatives / training and courses ( time spending, time budgeting ) / effectiveness of training or courses / likeliness of other function in the next 5 years / has employee reached a ceiling / employee is willing and capable to do a complete different - successful - job. Background variables: basic characteristics