| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Jinan city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are the commercial enterprises.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects/products are small/medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All software development work is performed in the Innovation Centre.)
Type of Work: Relevant: Work is performed differently based on the type of work. The work could be categorized into Customer Project Development Self-funding Product Development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Customer Project Development (Type of Work): To develop the customized project for specific customer to meet their business needs
Self-funding Product Development (Type of Work): To develop the initial product funded internally based on the most general needs in the marketing. |
| Subgroups: |
Customer Project Development: To develop the customized project for specific customer to meet their business needs
14 People, 3 Basic Units
– Customer Project Development
Self-funding Product Development: To develop the initial product funded internally based on the most general needs in the marketing.
8 People, 2 Basic Units
– Self-funding Product Development |