Expectations of the future and personnel recruitment of German and US-enterprises, 1918-1975

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Werner Plumpe
• Subject Area: Economic and Social History
• Term: from 2014 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 191290453

The project investigates constellations, in which different modes of personnel decision-making compete immediately against each other, and do so, unlike the military or the administration, not on the level of territorial governance, but on that of economic actors, allowing the market to decide on success or failure relatively quickly. Through a direct comparison of American and German enterprises, it aims to reconstruct the relationship between market-related expectations, company size and modes of personnel recruitment and promotion.

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 1664: Selecting Personnel for Key Societal Roles