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is amplified in the patterns uncovered in the many items of the questionnaire not included
in the Involvement Index and presented in the subsequent analysis.
Table 3: THE FIFTEEN COMPONENTS OF THE INVOLVEMENT IN DEX AND
DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSES TO THEM
1. What are the bases for your contacts abroad? [check if applicable]
Cutting-Edgers
check no check
(n=) % (n=) %
Other Leaders
check no check
(n=) % (n=) %
Your professional
expertise is in demand
(161)
86
(26)
14
(247)
45
(307)
55
2. To what extent do you feel a sense of identity with professional
associates abroad?
closely
identified
(n=) %
somewhat
identified
(n=) %
mildly
identified
(n=) %
None
(n=) %
Cutting-Edgers
(n=187)
(76) 41
(96) 51 (14) 7 (1) 1
Other Leaders
(n=554)
(62) 11
(179) 32 (206) 37
(107) 19
3. To what extent do you feel you have more in common with
counterparts in your profession elsewhere in the world than with
your fellow citizens in different lines of work? [check only one]
Cutting-Edgers
(n=187) %
Other Leaders
(n=554) %
I have more in common with my
fellow citizens than distant
professional counterparts
(28) 15
(246) 44
I have more in common with
professional counterparts abroad
than with my fellow citizens
(59) 32
(86) 16
I feel equal commonality with
both my fellow citizens and my
professional counterparts abroad
(100) 53
(222) 40
4. Approximately how many times have you traveled abroad in the
past two years for a vacation or other personal matters?
Cutting-Edgers
average number
of trips (n=)
Other Leaders
average number
of trips (n=)
1.23 (187) 0.65 (554)
5. Is networking with others abroad important to you?
Yes
(n=) %
No
(n=) %
Cutting-Edgers (n=187)
(176) 94
(11) 6
OtherLeaders (n=544)
(334) 60 (220) 40
Convention