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4.2.4 Capital of CompanyTable 4.2 shows the capital of responding companies. It is noticed that the capital of42.62% of respondents is more than 500,000$. Only 14.75% of respondents providedthat their companies have a capital less than 100,000$. This indicates that the majorityof companies are of large scale companies.Table 4. 2: Capital of Company (in thousands $)Capital (thousand $) Frequency PercentLess than 100 9 14.75100-250 13 21.31251-500 13 21.31More than 500 26 42.62Total 61 100.00Since the majority of companies indicated that their capital is more 500,000$, thismeans they are large companies with respect to capital size in Gaza Strip. Largecompanies are assumed to have sufficient safety, quality, and productivity measuresduring project performance. Large companies are assumed to consider safety a highpriority.Table 4.3 describes the relationship between Year of Establishment and Capital ofcompany. It is clear that most of companies (34.3%) that were established during1994 – 2001 possess the highest capital (a capital that is more than 500,000$). Thisresult reflects the economic prosperity during 1994 – 2000 in the Palestinianterritories.Table 4. 3: Distribution of Company Capital (in thousands $) according to Year of EstablishmentYear ofEstablishment1950 - 19941994 - 20002001 - 2005Total 14.8%(9)Capital of Company (in thousands $)Less than 100 100 – 250 251 – 500 More than 500 Total9.5% 9.5% 14.3% 66.7% 100.0%(2)(2) (3)(14) (21)8.6% 31.4% 25.7% 34.3% 100.0%(3)(11) (9)(12) (35)80.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 100.0%(4)(0) (1)(0)(5)21.3% 21.3% 42.6% 100.0%(13) (13)(26) (61)73