Table 1 Descriptive statistics.

From: Choosing a better communication style: revealing the relationship between communication style and knowledge hiding behaviour

Variables

Category

Quantity

Percent

Variables

Category

Quantity

Percent

Gender

Male

144

41.1

Firm size (employee number)

Under 10

5

1.4

Female

206

58.9

11–50

44

12.6

Age

18–25

62

17.7

51–200

132

37.7

26–35

197

56.3

201–500

82

23.4

36–45

70

20.0

Over 500

87

24.9

Over 46

21

6.0

Firm age

Under 2 years

6

1.7

Education

Under college

49

14.0

3–5 years

49

14.0

Undergraduate

270

77.1

6–10 years

103

29.4

Master

22

6.3

11–25 years

134

38.3

Doctor

9

2.6

Over 25 years

58

16.6

Working years

1–3 years

87

24.9

Firm ownership

State-owned

100

28.6

4–6 years

140

40.0

Private

201

57.4

7–10 years

82

23.4

Foreign

40

11.4

Over 10 years

41

11.7

Others

9

2.6

Positions

Employee

124

35.4

Industry

Information and Communication

104

29.7

Lower manager

138

39.4

Materials and Chemicals

53

15.1

Middle manager

66

18.9

New energy

52

14.9

High manager

22

6.3

Others

141

40.3