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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample

From: Diffusion of innovation: customer relationship management adoption in supply chain organizations

Characteristics

Number of respondents

Percentage of respondents

Type of industry

Manufacturing (NAICS 31–33)

60

34 %

Construction (NAICS 23)

35

19 %

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21)

32

18 %

Transportation and warehousing (48–49)

28

16 %

Utilities (NAICS 22)

23

13 %

Total

178

100 %

Number of employees

Less than 500

25

14 %

Between 500 and 1000

98

55 %

More than 1000

55

31 %

Annual sales (in millions)

  

Less than 100

23

13 %

>100–500

87

49 %

Between 500 and 1 billion

52

29 %

More than 1 billion

16

9 %

Respondent’s job position

CIO

78

44 %

CTO

59

33 %

IT director

41

23 %

Avg. number of yrs. in position

5.3 years