Demographics “The Human Factor in Knowledge Processes” [Part 2]

In this second part of the demographics of our research you can find: the sectors in which the  participants are active, the size and type of organization they work for,  and their job titles.

Size of the Organizations

As you can see in the figure below, there is a nice distribution of organizational sizes. This will allow us to investigate if the size of an organization has an effect on for instance: the frequency of knowledge sharing, the quality of the processes, or time pressure.

Figure 4: Size of the Organizations

There was a small omission in our research. Some of the questions could only be answered if you are part of an organization with more than one staff member. We apologize to of this group for not including them sufficiently just yet. The answers of this category will not be used when analyzing these questions, since they would also not be reliable.  There are however still many questions that were relevant for this group, and it might be pretty interesting to analyze possible differences between them and bigger organizations. We are thinking about conducting a specific research focused on this group professionals in the future.

Type of Organization

We also specifically asked for which type the participant’s organization was. As yo can see below, there is again a nice distribution between these types.

Figure 5: The different types of organizations of the participants

The International Organizations are most present, followed by the CBOs. We will analyze whether there are significant differences between International Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, Development Consultancy Firms, Government Institutions, and Training and Research Centers. The other groups are too small or fragmented to really have a meaningful average.

Sectors in which the participants are active

We included a question about the sector in order to analyze possible differences between sectors. Some are more knowledge intensive than others. This might have an effect on the outcomes.

Figure 6: The sector in which the participants are active [Could be more than one sector per participant

Job titles of Participants

The researched population is very diverse. To further illustrate this fact the different job titles the participants submitted are attached. We mildly moderated them to ensure anonymity and enhance readability.

Click for an overview of the job titles of participants

In our next, third and final post about the demographics of the study we will look at the position of the participants’ job in the organizational structure, using Mintzberg’s “The Structuring of Organizations” as a framework. For the latest weknowmore.org results, you can register for an e-mail subscription or a RSS-feed here.