Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents.
Characteristics | Frequency | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
Industrial sector | Motor manufacturing | 83 | 39.1 |
Electronic parts | 32 | 15.2 | |
Chemicals | 23 | 11.1 | |
Semiconductors | 17 | 8.0 | |
Precision machinery | 17 | 8.0 | |
Information technology | 29 | 13.5 | |
Other | 10 | 5.1 | |
Profitability | low profit | 105 | 50.7 |
Medium profit | 42 | 19.3 | |
high profit | 63 | 30.0 | |
Marketing proportion to total costs | Lower than 1% | 20 | 9.4 |
1–3% | 61 | 29.1 | |
3–5% | 49 | 23.2 | |
5–7% | 46 | 22.0 | |
More than 10% | 35 | 16.3 | |
R&D proportion to total costs | Lower than 1% | 24 | 11.3 |
1–3% | 55 | 26.1 | |
3–5% | 49 | 23.2 | |
5–7% | 37 | 17.7 | |
more than 10% | 46 | 21.7 |
