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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 4 Degree of relevance of quantitative information - comparison between public funders and innovative SMEs

From: Informational approach of family spin-offs in the funding process of innovative projects: an empirical verification

 

Median relevance

U Mann–Whitney

Significance

 

Public bodies

SMEs

  

Prospective profitability

5

4

98

0.0040

Time to market

3

3

145

0.1400

Market interest

5

3

112

0.0170

Track record

3

3

173

0.4400

Guarantees

3

2

170

0.4740

  1. 1 = no relevance, 2 = low, 3 = medium high, 4 = high, 5 = very high, 6 = decisive.