Validity and reliability
| Variables | Item | Factor loading | AVE | Corrected item total correlation | Cronbach’s alpha | Composite reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistence | PE1 | 0.917 | 0.896 | 0.811 | 0.896 | 0.811 |
| PE2 | 0.884 | 0.811 | ||||
| Escalated Effort | EE1 | 0.695 | 0.691 | 0.491 | 0.659 | 0.528 |
| EE2 | 0.757 | 0.491 | ||||
| Engagement in Solution | ES1 | 0.936 | 0.871 | 0.785 | 0.877 | 0.694 |
| ES2 | 0.742 | 0.723 | ||||
| ES3 | 0.809 | 0.781 | ||||
| Reporting Enjoyment of the Challenge | REC1 | 0.814 | 0.873 | 0.768 | 0.869 | 0.776 |
| REC2 | 0.943 | 0.768 | ||||
| Intellectual Demand | ID1 | 0.888 | 0.958 | 0.860 | 0.958 | 0.820 |
| ID2 | 0.925 | 0.903 | ||||
| ID3 | 0.855 | 0.842 | ||||
| ID4 | 0.948 | 0.916 | ||||
| ID5 | 0.910 | 0.891 | ||||
| Socio Entrepreneur | SE1 | 0.966 | 0.790 | 0.943 | 0.956 | 0.790 |
| SE2 | 0.816 | 0.797 | ||||
| SE3 | 0.914 | 0.894 | ||||
| SE4 | 0.865 | 0.839 | ||||
| SE5 | 0.848 | 0.821 | ||||
| SE6 | 0.916 | 0.886 | ||||
| Environmental Governance | EG1 | 0.815 | 0.915 | 0.762 | 0.915 | 0.683 |
| EG2 | 0.844 | 0.803 | ||||
| EG3 | 0.859 | 0.804 | ||||
| EG4 | 0.840 | 0.808 | ||||
| EG5 | 0.772 | 0.738 | ||||
| Digital Transformation | DT1 | 0.764 | 0.906 | 0.727 | 0.906 | 0.616 |
| DT2 | 0.799 | 0.758 | ||||
| DT3 | 0.772 | 0.751 | ||||
| DT4 | 0.768 | 0.737 | ||||
| DT5 | 0.787 | 0.736 | ||||
| DT6 | 0.818 | 0.739 | ||||
| Sustainability | S1 | 0.839 | 0.975 | 0.842 | 0.976 | 0.848 |
| S2 | 0.885 | 0.890 | ||||
| S3 | 0.838 | 0.849 | ||||
| S4 | 0.944 | 0.920 | ||||
| S5 | 0.964 | 0.962 | ||||
| S6 | 0.986 | 0.957 | ||||
| S7 | 0.978 | 0.945 |
| Variables | Item | Factor loading | AVE | Corrected item total correlation | Cronbach’s alpha | Composite reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistence | PE1 | 0.917 | 0.896 | 0.811 | 0.896 | 0.811 |
| PE2 | 0.884 | 0.811 | ||||
| Escalated Effort | EE1 | 0.695 | 0.691 | 0.491 | 0.659 | 0.528 |
| EE2 | 0.757 | 0.491 | ||||
| Engagement in Solution | ES1 | 0.936 | 0.871 | 0.785 | 0.877 | 0.694 |
| ES2 | 0.742 | 0.723 | ||||
| ES3 | 0.809 | 0.781 | ||||
| Reporting Enjoyment of the Challenge | REC1 | 0.814 | 0.873 | 0.768 | 0.869 | 0.776 |
| REC2 | 0.943 | 0.768 | ||||
| Intellectual Demand | ID1 | 0.888 | 0.958 | 0.860 | 0.958 | 0.820 |
| ID2 | 0.925 | 0.903 | ||||
| ID3 | 0.855 | 0.842 | ||||
| ID4 | 0.948 | 0.916 | ||||
| ID5 | 0.910 | 0.891 | ||||
| Socio Entrepreneur | SE1 | 0.966 | 0.790 | 0.943 | 0.956 | 0.790 |
| SE2 | 0.816 | 0.797 | ||||
| SE3 | 0.914 | 0.894 | ||||
| SE4 | 0.865 | 0.839 | ||||
| SE5 | 0.848 | 0.821 | ||||
| SE6 | 0.916 | 0.886 | ||||
| Environmental Governance | EG1 | 0.815 | 0.915 | 0.762 | 0.915 | 0.683 |
| EG2 | 0.844 | 0.803 | ||||
| EG3 | 0.859 | 0.804 | ||||
| EG4 | 0.840 | 0.808 | ||||
| EG5 | 0.772 | 0.738 | ||||
| Digital Transformation | DT1 | 0.764 | 0.906 | 0.727 | 0.906 | 0.616 |
| DT2 | 0.799 | 0.758 | ||||
| DT3 | 0.772 | 0.751 | ||||
| DT4 | 0.768 | 0.737 | ||||
| DT5 | 0.787 | 0.736 | ||||
| DT6 | 0.818 | 0.739 | ||||
| Sustainability | S1 | 0.839 | 0.975 | 0.842 | 0.976 | 0.848 |
| S2 | 0.885 | 0.890 | ||||
| S3 | 0.838 | 0.849 | ||||
| S4 | 0.944 | 0.920 | ||||
| S5 | 0.964 | 0.962 | ||||
| S6 | 0.986 | 0.957 | ||||
| S7 | 0.978 | 0.945 |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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