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These companies had the following characteristics in common:1. They have a flat organizational structure which means a smaller management top anda broader base with operational and administrative personnel;2. They had similar managerial styles: they have a smaller more independentmanagement;3.6 Data analysisThe data gathered from the survey was analyzed in SPSS (Statistical Package for SocialScience) version 19. The following analyses were conducted:Table 3-5 Analysis OverviewReliabilityDescriptiveCronbach’s Alpha Frequency CorrelationsDescriptiveMultiple regressionSource: Generated by the researcher3.7 SummaryBased on the kind of research that is done the research methodology is selected. Theapproach used in this study was positivism-deductive approach. This type was considered asthe appropriate approach. The questionnaires were designed, tested and distributed within 8SMEs. The later gathered questionnaires were analyzed on validity and completeness.Furthermore various analyses such as frequencies, correlations, descriptive and regressionwere performed with SPSS.28
4 FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS4.1 IntroductionIn the previous chapter an explanation was given of the method used to gather the data withinthe eight small and medium sized enterprises. In this chapter the data is statistically analyzedand the results are presented in the different paragraphs. In section 4.2 differentcharacteristics of the respondents will be analyzed. In section 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 the descriptivestatistics, correlation and regression are presented.4.2 Sample population profileDemographic information of sample population, 190 respondents, was gathered throughquestionnaires. The figure below illustrates the gender distribution of 83% male and 17%female respondents with a response rate of 98% for gender.GenderMaleFemale0% 17%0%83%Figure 4-1 The gender response in % of the sample populationFor job level (function) the largest group of respondents is operational level employees (67%)and the smallest group is upper level management (8%). This was expected due to the earliermentioned flat organizational structure of SMEs. The response rate for job level was 93%.29
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