What stage was the company in when the candidate worked with the reference giver? Was it a founder-driven start-up or an established and mature organization? This question can help you if you are unsure about the general phase the company was in when the reference giver and candidate worked together.

This is how the company stage question looks like for the reference giver:

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Jawahar, I. M., & Mclaughlin, G. L. (2001). Toward a Descriptive Stakeholder Theory: An Organizational Life Cycle Approach. Academy of Management Review, 26(3), 397–414. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2001.4845803