Group

University of applied sciences

N = 36

Municipal organization

N = 85

Startup companies

N = 34

University n = 34

Variable

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

F (3,186)

p

Autonomy

4.96_ab

0.80

4.68_b

0.89

5.58_c

0.68

5.26_ac

0.88

10.61

<0.001

Competence

5.70

0.73

5.60

0.88

5.77

0.83

5.88

0.57

1.05

0.37

Relatedness

4.98_a

0.99

4.85_a

1.05

5.84_b

0.76

5.29_ab

0.81

9.44

<0.001