Digital Ecosystems, Digital Skill, and Business Performance: A Study on Graduate Entrepreneurs
Table 1: Respondents' profile
|
Profile |
Manufacturing(n = 133) |
Services(n = 135) |
Retailing(N= 53) |
Overall(n = 321) |
| Total |
% |
Total |
% |
Total |
% |
Total |
% |
| Gender |
Male |
40 |
30.1 |
82 |
61.5 |
27 |
50.9 |
149 |
46.4 |
| Female |
93 |
69.9 |
53 |
16.5 |
26 |
49.1 |
172 |
53.6 |
| Age |
Less than 30 years |
102 |
76.7 |
56 |
41.5 |
37 |
69.8 |
195 |
60.7 |
| 30-39 |
19 |
14.3 |
43 |
31.8 |
9 |
17.0 |
71 |
22.2 |
| 40-49 |
11 |
8.3 |
26 |
13.3 |
5 |
9.4 |
42 |
13.1 |
| > 49 years |
1 |
0.7 |
10 |
7.4 |
2 |
3.8 |
13 |
4.0 |
| Education Level |
Diploma |
38 |
28.6 |
32 |
23.7 |
19 |
35.8 |
90 |
28.0 |
| Degree |
90 |
67.7 |
90 |
66.7 |
29 |
54.7 |
208 |
64.8 |
| Master/PhD |
5 |
3.7 |
13 |
9.6 |
4 |
7.5 |
23 |
7.2 |
| Field of Study |
Science & Technology |
33 |
24.8 |
52 |
38.5 |
19 |
35.8 |
104 |
32.4 |
| Social science |
100 |
75.2 |
83 |
61.5 |
34 |
64.2 |
217 |
67.6 |
| Number of employees |
Less than 5 |
112 |
84.2 |
78 |
57.8 |
37 |
69.8 |
228 |
71.0 |
| 5 -10 |
11 |
8.3 |
35 |
25.9 |
6 |
11.3 |
52 |
16.2 |
| > 10 |
10 |
7.5 |
22 |
16.3 |
10 |
18.9 |
41 |
12.8 |
| Business experience |
Less than 5 years |
99 |
74.4 |
60 |
44.5 |
35 |
66.0 |
195 |
60.7 |
| 5- 10 years |
29 |
21.8 |
52 |
38.5 |
12 |
22.7 |
93 |
30.0 |
| >10 years |
5 |
3.8 |
23 |
17.0 |
6 |
11.3 |
33 |
10.3 |
| Annual sales (‘000) |
Less than RM50 |
98 |
73.7 |
64 |
47.4 |
32 |
60.4 |
194 |
60.5 |
| RM50 – RM100 |
20 |
15.0 |
18 |
13.3 |
8 |
15.1 |
46 |
14.3 |
| RM101–RM200 |
5 |
3.8 |
15 |
11.1 |
9 |
16.9 |
29 |
9.0 |
| RM200– RM500 |
4 |
3.0 |
13 |
9.7 |
1 |
1.9 |
18 |
5.6 |
| > RM 500 |
6 |
4.5 |
25 |
18.5 |
3 |
5.7 |
34 |
10.6 |
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