Table 1. Demographic profile of the...

Table 1.

Demographic profile of the respondents

Demographic variable	Category	Frequency (n)	%
State-wise distribution	Maharashtra	98	13
	Tamil Nadu	87	12
	Gujarat	104	14
	Karnataka	81	11
	Delhi-NCR	128	17
	Uttar Pradesh	88	12
	West Bengal	74	10
	Telangana	79	11
Type of SME	Manufacturing	226	31
	Services	183	25
	IT/Tech-based	131	18
	Agro-based	106	14
	Retail and E-commerce	93	13
Designation of respondents	Owner/Partner/Managing Director	169	23
	Operations Manager	122	17
	IT Manager	117	16
	HR Manager	91	12
	CSR and Sustainability Officer	78	11
	R&D Manager	46	6
	General Manager	116	16
Years of experience	Less than 5 years	103	14
	5–10 years	237	32
	10–20 years	271	37
	More than 20 years	128	17
Firm age	Less than 5 years	113	15
	5–10 years	238	32
	More than 10 years	388	53

Demographic variable	Category	Frequency (n)	%
State-wise distribution	Maharashtra	98	13
	Tamil Nadu	87	12
	Gujarat	104	14
	Karnataka	81	11
	Delhi-NCR	128	17
	Uttar Pradesh	88	12
	West Bengal	74	10
	Telangana	79	11
Type of SME	Manufacturing	226	31
	Services	183	25
	IT/Tech-based	131	18
	Agro-based	106	14
	Retail and E-commerce	93	13
Designation of respondents	Owner/Partner/Managing Director	169	23
	Operations Manager	122	17
	IT Manager	117	16
	HR Manager	91	12
	CSR and Sustainability Officer	78	11
	R&D Manager	46	6
	General Manager	116	16
Years of experience	Less than 5 years	103	14
	5–10 years	237	32
	10–20 years	271	37
	More than 20 years	128	17
Firm age	Less than 5 years	113	15
	5–10 years	238	32
	More than 10 years	388	53

Source(s): Table by the author

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