Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of interviewees

DimensionC-level employers mean/percentage (n = 21)Employees mean/percentage (n = 21)
Gender52.38% female
47.62% male
57.14% female
42.86% male
Age42.00 years (SD 7.59, from min = 28 to max = 54)29.00 years (SD 6.77, from min = 24 to max = 43)
Start-up ownership95.24% co-founder
4.76% not co-founder
4.76% co-founder
95.24% not co-founder
Tenure3.92 years (SD 2.42, from min = 7 months to max = 8 years and 9 months)2.17 years (SD 1.79, from min = 4 months to max = 8 years and 9 months)
Education level14.29% Bachelor’s
38.10% Master’s
14.29% Doctoral
33.32% Doctoral and Master’s in business
4.76% Bachelor’s
38.10% Master’s
57.14% Doctoral
0.00% Doctoral and Master’s in business
Working background66.67% STEM
33.33% business or law
100.00% STEM
0.00% business or law
Trained in negotiation71.43% trained
28.57% not trained
9.52% trained
90.48% not trained
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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