Table 1.
Detailed information of subjects collected in this study.
| Basic characteristics | Classification | Number of samples (n = 312) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firm age | Less than 3 years | 58 | 18.5% |
| 3 to 10 years | 193 | 61.9% | |
| More than ten years | 61 | 19.5% | |
| Firm size | 1–500 | 167 | 53.5% |
| 500–1,000 | 96 | 30.8% | |
| More than 1,000 | 49 | 15.7% | |
| Nature of enterprise ownership | State-owned and state-controlled enterprises | 47 | 15.1% |
| Joint-stock enterprises | 55 | 17.6% | |
| Private enterprises | 154 | 49.4% | |
| Foreign capital enterprises | 56 | 17.9% | |
| Industry of enterprise | General equipment manufacturing | 18 | 5.8% |
| Special equipment manufacturing | 20 | 6.4% | |
| Electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing | 13 | 4.2% | |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 44 | 14.1% | |
| Automobile manufacturing | 20 | 6.4% | |
| Electronic equipment manufacturing | 43 | 13.8% | |
| Instrument manufacturing | 34 | 10.9% | |
| Manufacturing of chemical raw materials and chemical products | 39 | 12.5% | |
| Nonferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry | 35 | 11.2% | |
| Nonmetallic mineral products industry | 18 | 5.8% | |
| Metal products industry | 25 | 8.0% | |
| Other | 3 | 1.0% | |
| Province | Guangdong | 101 | 32.4% |
| Zhejiang | 40 | 12.8% | |
| Jiangsu | 52 | 16.7% | |
| Shandong | 51 | 16.3% | |
| Hunan | 36 | 11.5% | |
| Henan | 29 | 9.3% | |
| Other | 3 | 1.3% |