“if you don't know what port you are sailing to, no wind is favorable”**

Table 1: Appointment preferences according to commissions – part 1
Preferences
N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Commission
banking/finance 52 x 5.90 3.92 .12 3.02 5.83 .38 .1 5.2 5.29 3. 8 3. . 5 5. 0 .15 . 5 3.19 5.12 5.52 .02 3.83 2. 9 3. 2.19 3. .90 5.52
σ 1.22 1. 1. 8 1.53 0.98 1. 9 1. 9 1.29 1.3 1. 1.5 1.9 1.39 1. 1 1. 8 1. 1 1.2 1. 1. 1. 1.5 1.52 1.31 1. 0 1.03 0.92
bus. taxation 20 x 5. 5 5.05 5.35 3. 5 .00 .95 . 0 5. 5 5. 0 . 0 .80 5.55 5.85 . 0 .50 3. 0 5. 0 .05 . 5 .30 3.20 . 0 2.00 3.15 .80 5.85
σ 1. 1.23 1.31 1. 0. 9 1. 3 1.88 1.2 1.19 1.5 1. 1.23 0.93 1. 0 1. 1. 9 1.19 1.00 1.35 1.3 2.0 1.31 1.2 1. 3 1. 1.18
5 x .80 5. 0 5.80 5.00 . 0 5. 0 5. 0 5.80 5. 0 3.00 2. 0 5. 0 5.80 . 0 . 0 2.20 5. 0 5.00 5. 0 5.00 2.80 3.80 1.80 2.80 . 0 5.20
Univ.
management
σ 0. 5 1.1 1.30 2.00 0.55 1. 1.1 0.8 0.89 2.00 1.1 2.51 1.30 1.52 2.30 1.30 1.1 2. 5 1.1 1.58 1.30 1.92 1.30 2. 9 2.88 0.8
11 x 5.3 .55 . 2.82 5.2 3.82 .18 5.2 5.3 3.55 .00 . 3 5.20 3. .2 3. 5 5.09 5.82 .00 .00 2. 3 .00 2. 3. 3 . 5.3
international
management
σ 1.03 1.13 1.21 1.1 1.2 1. 1.89 0. 9 0. 1.51 1.2 2.28 1. 2 1.3 1.2 1. 3 1.30 1.1 1. 1 1. 1 1.5 0. 1.29 1. 8 1. 3 1.21
Logistics 13 x .00 .00 .15 3. 5.5 3. 3. 5. 5.08 .38 . 5.85 5. 2 .92 5.08 3.23 5.15 .08 5.08 5.23 2.92 .85 2. .08 5.00 5.
σ 1.35 1.22 1.3 1.33 1.13 1. 2 1. 9 1.05 1.19 1. 1 1. 1 1.0 1.12 0. 0.8 1.30 1.28 1.0 1. 1 1.2 1. 1 1.3 1.51 1.38 1.58 1.20
marketing 59 x 5.98 .15 . 3.15 5.88 . 1 . 9 5.1 5.08 .19 .15 5.20 5. . 5.02 3.12 5.3 .08 .55 .1 3.08 . 1 2.15 3.2 .93 5.59
σ 1.11 1. 0 1.59 1. 2 1.22 1. 2 1.9 1.59 1. 1 1. 1. 1. 8 1. 1.29 1.3 1. 3 1.53 1.15 1.52 1.5 1. 1. 1. 5 1. 1.31 1.21
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x 5.00 5.00 5.1 3. 1 .8 3.8 .29 .5 5.00 3.8 .1 5.5 .29 3.5 3.5 3.29 5.00 5. 1 3.8 .00 3.00 3.8 2. 1 3.5 .1 . 1
Public
management
σ 1.83 1.15 1.0 1.50 0. 9 1.5 1.80 1.2 1.53 1. 8 1. 1.81 0. 1. 2 1. 0 1. 0 1. 1 1.11 1. 1.83 1.91 1. 1.50 0.98 1.95 1.25
5 x .20 5.00 . 0 3. 0 5. 0 3.20 5.20 5.80 5. 0 . 0 . 0 5. 0 .00 5.00 5. 0 3.80 5. 0 5.80 .80 . 0 3. 0 5.20 3. 0 . 0 .80 5.80
operations
research
σ 0.8 1. 1 0.89 1.3 1.52 1. 9 0.8 0.8 0.55 1.52 0.55 1.82 0. 1 1.22 1.1 1.10 0.55 0. 5 1.30 1.3 1.52 0.8 0.89 1.52 0.8 0. 5
organization 3 x .00 .58 5.1 3.81 .0 . 5. 5. 2 5. 3.83 3.83 .53 5.9 . 1 5.03 3. 5.83 5. 5 . .33 2.9 . 1.9 3.5 5.00 5.5
σ 1.12 1. 1. 2 1.55 0.98 1.81 1.3 1. 8 1. 1.5 1. 0 2.0 1.2 1.3 1.59 1. 5 1.21 1.18 1. 0 1.53 1.80 1. 1 1.28 1. 8 1.3 1.13
Human resources 25 x 5. 0 .3 5.12 3. 8 5.9 .38 5.1 5. 2 5. 3.0 3.00 . 5. 9 . 0 . 2 2. 1 5.80 5. . 3 .12 2. 2 5.00 1. 0 3.38 5.25 5. 0
σ 1.53 1.50 1.5 1. 8 0.8 1. 9 1.80 1.25 1.38 1.3 1. 2.1 1.0 1.32 1. 3 1.3 1.00 1.05 1. 1. 1. 9 1.35 0.9 1.53 1.11 1.22
19 x .00 5.00 5.2 .05 5. 9 .53 .32 5.53 5.3 .11 .3 5.58 5. .53 5.00 3. 5.3 .05 . 8 .58 2.95 . 3 1.89 2. 8 5.00 5. 8
Production
management
σ 1.15 1.3 1.10 1.5 1.18 1. 3 1. 0 1. 3 1. 1. 5 1.50 1. 3 1.2 1.58 1. 0 1. 1 1. 0.85 1.29 1.2 1. 5 1. 1.3 1.83 1.53 1.00
x = mean; σ = standard deviation; Numbers 1-26 in the column headings denote the respective appointment preferences. Compare this with the legend of the continuation of
table 1. The exact wording of the questions is displayed in table 5.