Table 4

Reliability, validity and multicollinearity

Definition of constructSourceItems codes and descriptionsFactors loading(VIF)
Client-Business Performance (CBP): (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.779, CR = 0.871, AVE = 0.693) 
The borrowers' inability to improve sales, profits and overall business outcomes relative to competitorsFatoki (2011) CBP-1: Business performance of MFIs client term sale growth is not satisfactory0.8431.75
CBP-2: Business performance of MFIs client in terms of profit growth is poor0.8331.749
CBP-3: Overall business performance of MFIs client poor as compare their competitors0.8221.459
Loan Repayment Problems (LRP): (Cronbach's alpha = 0.866, CR = 0.904, AVE = 0.653) 
Loans pose risks when borrowers default on contractual repayment obligations, potentially causing financial losses to institutionsWorokinasih and Potipiroon (2019) LRP-1: People faced problems in paying principal amount of loan0.8252.189
LRP-2: People faced problems in paying interest on their loan0.8562.465
LRP-3: People sale their personal assets to repay the loan0.8212.104
LRP-4: People borrower money from friends/relatives to repay the loan0.8312.242
LRP-5: People take loan to repay the existing loan0.6981.377
Malpractice in Credit Assessment (MPCA) (Cronbach's alpha = 0.842, CR = 0.888, AVE = 0.614) 
Poor credit assessment involves violating MFIs' or banks' policies during client evaluation for personal gain, such as commission or briberyAmoako (2016) MPCA-1: MFIs employees approved factious credit0.7801.825
MPCA-2: MFIs employees received commission (bribery) from MFIs clients0.8422.835
MPCA-3: MFIs employees make credit assessment based on nepotism0.8082.625
MPCA-4: MFIs employees forced lending to fulfill their credit disbursement targets0.7352.096
MPCA-5: MFIs employees involved in insider lending0.7482.147
Procedural Deficiencies (PD) (Cronbach's alpha = 0.779, CR = 0.875, AVE = 0.601) 
Incompetence or failure to fully adhere to and implement MFIs' or banks' lending policies in both letter and spiritKassim and Rahman (2018) PD-1: MFIs employees used lax procedures in credit assessment0.7441.351
PD-2: MFIs employees used speedy consideration approach in granting loan0.7941.673
PD-3: MFIs employees do not used aggressive credit collection approach0.8281.789
PD-4: MFIs employees violate bank rules during credit assessment0.7321.457

Note(s): CR = Composite Reliability; AVE Average Variance Extracted; VIF = Variance Inflation Factor

Source(s): Table by authors

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