FEBRUARY 1990
What do you spend most of your time doing at work?
Administration 36%
Managing 29
Marketing 14
Finance 9
Selling 8
Manufacturing 4
What do you prefer doing?
Marketing 23%
Managing 21
Selling 16
Administration 15
Manufacturing 6
Finance 4
No preference 15
Source: "Pulse of the Middle Market 1989" survey by BDO Seidman of 1,873 active owners of businesses with $2 million to $100 million in revenues, New York City.