Table 6.

Mean volume and Mann–Whitney test by respondent size

Thematic sectionMean volume (std. dev.)Std. test statisticp-value
Non-SMESME
Sustainability3.18 (3.04)2.01 (2.29)−3.4500.001***
Quality6.96 (5.72)4.64 (4.26)−3.4970.000***
Standardisation5.35 (4.45)4.14 (4.03)−2.4040.016*
Materiality2.64 (2.48)2.18 (2.39)−1.7780.075
Assurance2.35 (2.43)1.75 (1.81)−1.7260.084
Digitalisation1.59 (1.63)1.29 (1.33)−1.2580.208
Location1.55 (1.68)1.10 (1.40)−2.4330.015*
Scope1.43 (2.14)1.09 (1.61)−0.9100.363
Burden1.22 (1.55)1.27 (1.40)0.7410.458
Disclosure26.25 (18.93)19.47 (15.34)−2.9840.003**
Note(s):

*Significant at the 0.05 level; **Significant at the 0.01 level; ***Significant at the 0.001 level

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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