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Table B.2 Descriptive Statistics

From: Using the job requirements approach and matched employer-employee data to investigate the content of individuals’ human capitalMessung von individuellem Humankapital auf Basis des „Jobanforderungsansatzes“ (job requirements approach) und zusammengespielter Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Daten

Independent variables

 

Total Sample

Managers

Supervisors

Core employees

 

N

Mean

St. D.

N

Mean

St. D.

N

Mean

St. D.

N

Mean

St. D.

Factor analysis

Problem-solving

4,347

0.00

0.92

568

0.00

0.73

630

0.19

0.65

3,149

−0.04

1.00

Client communication

4,347

0.00

0.86

568

0.29

0.79

630

0.00

0.82

3,149

−0.06

0.87

High-level communication

4,347

0.00

0.84

568

0.64

0.63

630

0.71

0.59

3,149

−0.26

0.77

Planning skills

4,347

0.00

0.83

568

0.16

0.57

630

0.18

0.56

3,149

−0.07

0.90

Horizontal communication

4,347

0.00

0.79

568

0.00

0.58

630

0.07

0.61

3,149

−0.01

0.85

Numeracy skills

4,347

0.00

0.81

568

0.32

0.72

630

0.10

0.79

3,149

−0.08

0.81

Technical know-how

4,347

0.00

0.70

568

0.15

0.54

630

0.10

0.58

3,149

−0.05

0.74

Literacy skills

4,347

0.00

0.62

568

0.19

0.64

630

0.33

0.61

3,149

−0.04

0.60

Computer use

4,347

0.00

1

568

0.59

0.57

630

0.30

0.81

3,149

−0.17

1.04

Average score

Problem-solving

4,347

4.03

0.80

568

4.18

0.60

630

4.30

0.55

3,149

3.95

0.86

Client communication

4,347

2.63

1.16

568

3.21

0.97

630

2.86

1.05

3,149

2.48

1.18

High-level communication

4,347

2.81

1.12

568

3.77

0.75

630

3.72

0.75

3,149

2.45

1.03

Planning skills

4,347

3.96

0.89

568

4.35

0.55

630

4.30

0.61

3,149

3.81

0.95

Horizontal communication

4,347

3.88

0.79

568

4.13

0.54

630

4.20

0.55

3,149

3.76

0.84

Numeracy skills

4,347

2.65

1.17

568

3.23

0.98

630

2.97

1.08

3,149

2.48

1.17

Technical know-how

4,347

3.39

1.06

568

3.87

0.70

630

3.75

0.82

3,149

3.23

1.12

Literacy skills

4,347

2.48

1.02

568

3.08

0.83

630

2.85

0.89

3,149

2.29

1.01

Computer use

4,347

3.39

0.71

568

3.84

0.44

630

3.77

0.50

3,149

3.23

0.72

Female

4,347

0.31

0.46

568

0.22

0.41

630

0.27

0.43

3,149

0.34

0.47

Spanisha

4,347

0.95

0.21

568

0.98

0.15

630

0.99

0.11

3,149

0.95

0.23

Education Level 1a

4,347

0.47

 

568

0.10

 

630

0.37

 

3,149

0.57

 

Education Level 2

4,347

0.25

 

568

0.24

 

630

0.29

 

3,149

0.24

 

Education Level 3

4,347

0.19

 

568

0.31

 

630

0.23

 

3,149

0.15

 

Education Level 4

4,347

0.09

 

568

0.33

 

630

0.11

 

3,149

0.04

 

Experience

4,347

20.01

10.85

568

21.87

9.77

630

22.13

10.52

3,149

19.22

11.13

Experience2

4,347

518.15

500.40

568

574.85

476.9

630

600.6

530.57

3,149

490.73

498.2

Tenure

4,347

9.24

8.43

568

11.41

8.84

630

11.63

8.72

3,149

8.34

8.59

Tenure2

4,347

156.46

273.28

568

202.07

280.97

630

211.37

303.91

3,149

136.50

262.48

MBA

   

568

0.09

0.28

630

  

3,149

  

Training

4,347

0.38

0.48

568

0.77

0.42

630

0.62

0.86

3,149

0.41

0.72

Temporary contract

4,347

0.12

0.32

568

0.04

0.19

630

0.44

0.199

3,149

0.15

0.35

Hours worked < 35

4,347

0.09

 

568

0.07

 

630

0.07

 

3,149

0.09

 

Hours worked < 40a

4,347

0.77

 

568

0.59

 

630

0.70

 

3,149

0.81

 

Hours worked > 40

4,347

0.15

 

568

0.34

 

630

0.22

 

3,149

0.09

 

Food industrya

4,347

0.12

 

568

0.12

 

630

0.12

 

3,149

0.12

 

Electronic and other elec. equipment

4,347

0.93

 

568

0.14

 

630

0.08

 

3,149

0.09

 

Hotel industry

4,347

0.80

 

568

0.05

 

630

0.10

 

3,149

0.08

 

Computer & related activities

4,347

0.91

 

568

0.13

 

630

0.06

 

3,149

0.09

 

Human health services

4,347

0.12

 

568

0.11

 

630

0.13

 

3,149

0.11

 

Rubber and plastic materials

4,347

0.78

 

568

0.08

 

630

0.11

 

3,149

0.07

 

Fabricated metal products, exc. machinery

4,347

0.20

 

568

0.16

 

630

0.19

 

3,149

0.21

 

Machinery and equipment

4,347

0.16

 

568

0.15

 

630

0.16

 

3,149

0.17

 

Furniture

4,347

0.51

 

568

0.04

 

630

0.06

 

3,149

0.05

 

Log number of workers

4,347

3.53

1.00

568

3.63

0.95

630

3.63

1.01

3,149

3.50

1.00

Firm belongs to a group

4,347

0.15

0.35

568

0.16

0.37

630

0.19

0.39

3,149

0.13

0.34

% Exports over sales

4,347

1.84

0.804

568

1.73

0.75

630

1.79

0.80

3,149

1.87

0.81

Firm age

4,347

1,976.78

23.3

568

1,977.55

21.8

630

1,977.44

21.08

3,149

1,976.48

24.05

Product strategy

4,347

0.51

0.49

568

0.56

0.49

630

0.53

0.49

3,149

0.49

0.49

Leadership in product market

4,347

0.32

0.43

568

0.37

0.46

630

0.33

0.44

3,149

0.31

0.43

Multinational

4,347

0.071

0.26

568

0.08

0.27

630

0.07

0.26

3,149

0.68

0.25

Process innovation

4,347

0.55

0.49

568

0.58

0.48

630

0.57

0.49

3,149

0.55

0.49

Variable payment

4,347

0.67

0.45

568

0.72

0.44

630

0.71

0.44

3,149

0.66

0.46

Centralization key decisions

4,347

−0.035

0.85

568

−0.04

0.84

630

−0.03

0.89

3,149

0.04

0.85

Centralization task decisions

4,347

−0.041

0.74

568

−0.15

0.73

630

−0.04

0.70

3,149

0.02

0.75

Technological intensity

4,347

2.08

0.76

568

2.16

0.75

630

2.09

0.77

3,149

2.07

0.76

Information sharing-teams

4,347

0.05

0.69

568

0.05

0.71

630

0.08

0.71

3,149

0.05

0.69

Job redesign

4,347

0.084

0.63

568

0.10

0.62

630

0.10

0.64

3,149

0.89

0.63

  1. Means reflect percentages in dummy variables. No standard deviations for dummy variables are shown
  2. aReferential variables in the regressions