The final sample consisted of 337 managers, 219 managers from Hong Kong,
representing a response rate of 63 per cent, and 118 from Australia, with a
response rate of 51 per cent. Of the samples 65 per cent were male and
35 per cent female, with a majority of respondents (91 per cent) being between the ages of 26 and 45. They came from a wide variety of industries, the most
common being telecommunications (19.8 per cent) and manufacturing
(16.2 per cent). Other industry groups are banking, professional services,
transport, retail and others. Positions within their organisations included that of
team member (17.8 per cent), supervisor (18.4 per cent), manager (31.8 per cent),
senior manager (5.9 per cent), department head (13.9 per cent) and CEO
(4.7 per cent).