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Table 1

Sample characteristics

Employees (N = 524)			Firms (N = 55)
	Mean	S.D.		Frequency	%
Age	37.99	8.73	Size
Hierarchical position	0.52	0.19	Micro (<10 employees)	14	25.50%
Tenure	13.04	8.86	Small (10–49)	32	58.20%
	Frequency	%	Medium (50–249)	9	16.40%
Gender			Family ownership
Male	264	50.40%	Family firms	33	60.00%
Female	260	49.60%	Sector
Education			Primary	2	3.60%
High school	93	17.70%	Secondary	11	20.00%
Vocational training	68	13.00%	Tertiary	42	76.40%
University degree	201	38.40%	Serving market
Postgraduate	151	28.80%	Local	9	16.40%
Doctoral degree	11	2.10%	Regional	2	3.60%
			National	17	30.90%
			European	5	9.10%
			Worldwide	22	40.00%

Employees (N = 524)			Firms (N = 55)
	Mean	S.D.		Frequency	%
Age	37.99	8.73	Size
Hierarchical position	0.52	0.19	Micro (<10 employees)	14	25.50%
Tenure	13.04	8.86	Small (10–49)	32	58.20%
	Frequency	%	Medium (50–249)	9	16.40%
Gender			Family ownership
Male	264	50.40%	Family firms	33	60.00%
Female	260	49.60%	Sector
Education			Primary	2	3.60%
High school	93	17.70%	Secondary	11	20.00%
Vocational training	68	13.00%	Tertiary	42	76.40%
University degree	201	38.40%	Serving market
Postgraduate	151	28.80%	Local	9	16.40%
Doctoral degree	11	2.10%	Regional	2	3.60%
			National	17	30.90%
			European	5	9.10%
			Worldwide	22	40.00%

Note(s): A mean score of 0.52 indicates that, on average, respondents occupied positions approximately halfway up their organisational hierarchy

In micro firms, the employee response rate was an average of 56%; in small firms, 41%; and in medium-sized firms, 26%

Source(s): Authors’ own work