The respondents to our surveys form a very sophisticated cohort.  The majority have worked in both the Social Economy and the For Profit sector.  Nearly 29% had worked in all three sectors!

In addition over 40% of the survey respondents have a Masters degree or Doctorate, compared with around 10% of the population. 

Sector Work Experience

Education Levels

And so while there is agreement that business skills are relevant in the Social Economy. 

Views on Business Skills

Not all agree that the quality of management and leadership is of high quality. 

Views on Leadership and Managment

Looking at the education levels in more detail reveals some additional information.  Firstly a around 40% of the respondents that identified as working in the 'other' sector have obtained a Doctorate.  Upon investigation it turns out that many of these respondents described their industry as education, and most in higher education.  Which is very interesting, given that the definitions of non-profit, third sector and social economy all include education (obviously with the exception of government owned and operated institutions).

Also of interest is the very high proportion of government employees with Doctorates. 

Highest Educational Qualification

Moving on to management education, it isn't surprising to find that 32% of the for profit respondents have masters degrees in management.  Interestingly, 17% of government respondents have a Bachelors degree in management.

Management Education

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