Table 1 Recruitment of participants
Type of SME | SMEs approached and how | SMEs declined | SMEs included |
|---|---|---|---|
Desk-based SMEs (i.e., IT, legal services) | N鈥�=鈥�28 Cold-calling听(N鈥�=鈥�11) Door-knocking听(N鈥�=鈥�5) Local network听(N鈥�=鈥�2) Snowball sampling听(N鈥�=鈥�2) Personal referrals听(N鈥�=鈥�8) | No response (N鈥�=鈥�7) No time (N鈥�=鈥�2) No reason (N鈥�=鈥�9) | N鈥�=鈥�10 Employers听(N鈥�=鈥�1) Employee听(N鈥�=鈥�9) |
On-site manual labour SMEs (i.e., production, construction) | N鈥�=鈥�35 Cold-calling听(N鈥�=鈥�22) Door-knocking听(N鈥�=鈥�6) Local network听(N鈥�=鈥�3) Snowball sampling听(N鈥�=鈥�2) Personal referrals听(N鈥�=鈥�2) | No response (N鈥�=鈥�10) No time (N鈥�=鈥�7) No reason (N鈥�=鈥�9) Sees no role for themselves in this research (N鈥�=鈥�1) | N鈥�=鈥�8 Employers听(N鈥�=鈥�3) Employee听(N鈥�=鈥�5) |
Mobile workforce SMEs (i.e., transportation, moving and relocation services, transportation passenger services) | N鈥�=鈥�46 Cold-calling听(N鈥�=鈥�45) Local network听(N鈥�=鈥�1) | No response (N鈥�=鈥�13) No time (N鈥�=鈥�9) No reason (N鈥�=鈥�14) Sees no role for themselves in this research (N鈥�=鈥�1) | N鈥�=鈥�9 Employers听(N鈥�=鈥�8) Employee听(N鈥�=鈥�2)* |
Total | N鈥�=鈥�109 | No response (N鈥�=鈥�30) No time (N鈥�=鈥�18) No reason (N鈥�=鈥�32) Sees no role for themselves in this research (N鈥�=鈥�2) | N鈥�=鈥�27 Employers听(N鈥�=鈥�12) Employees听(N鈥�=鈥�16)* |