Table 2 Characteristics of respondents
From: Quality management and innovation: new insights on a structural contingency framework
Demographic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Position (D1) | Â |
Owner/CEO/President | 68.6 |
Senior manager | 31.4 |
Size (SC2) | Â |
Very small organization (20 employees or less) | 7.8 |
Small organization (21–100 employees) | 27.5 |
Medium organization (101–500 employees) | 23.5 |
Large organization (over 500 employees) | 41.2 |
Age (D2) | Â |
18-29 years | 5.9 |
30-44 years | 15.7 |
45-60 years | 43.1 |
Over 60Â years | 35.3 |
Education (D4) | Â |
Less than high school degree | 2.0 |
High school degree | 3.8 |
Some college or Associate’s degree | 31.4 |
Bachelor degree | 31.4 |
Graduate degree | 31.4 |
Location (D5) | Â |
New England | 3.9 |
Middle Atlantic | 3.9 |
East North Central | 25.5 |
West North Central | 9.8 |
South Atlantic | 2.2 |
East South Central | 13.7 |
West South Central | 9.8 |
Mountain | 11.9 |
Pacific | 19.6 |