| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the application are developed at one location (Jinan).)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently regardless of customers.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the application are developed in the Product R&D Centre.)
Type of Work: Relevant: There are 2 distinct type of products developed by the organization; embedded software for medical equipment (Medical Technology R&D Department) and software applications (Hospital Management R&D Department) to automate the processes used in hospitals and medical centers. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Medical Technology R&D Department (Type of Work): Development of embedded software for medical equipment
Hospital Management R&D Department (Type of Work): Software applications to automate the processes used in hospitals and medical centres. |
| Subgroups: |
Hospital Management R&D Department: Software applications to automate the processes used in hospitals and medical centers.
24 People, 6 Basic Units
– Hospital Management R&D Department
Medical Technology R&D Department: Development of embedded software for medical equipment.
21 People, 4 Basic Units
– Medical Technology R&D Department |