The final question related to status and power distance is who in the organization is more likely to participate in online discussions: top level managers, middle level managers, or non-managerial employees. Whereas in the US the majority of participants are middle-level managers, followed by non-managerial employees, in all three countries in our study
participants have pointed out that not only top managers, but also middle-level managers are less likely to participate. When asked who is most likely to use online communities on a regular basis, the respondents indicated that members of the management team would never do this: