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Table 1

Assessments of indicator properties in measurement model

Construct	Item	$\bar{x}$	σ	λ	VIF
Innovativeness (IN)	Our organisation seeks out new ways to do things.	5.133	1.832	0.636	1.355
	We actively introduce improvements and innovations in our organisation	5.347	1.527	0.864	2.538
	We are innovative in the way we run our business	4.680	1.489	0.885	2.588
	Innovation is the source of our success	4.247	1.661	0.751	1.430
Sustainable management (SUSM)	Pro-environmental activities hold an important place in our strategy	4.793	1.610	0.871	2.876
	Principles of the circular economy are significantly present in our development strategy and business model	4.080	1.719	0.793	2.174
	We aim to reduce waste and/or maximise its recycling	5.727	1.356	0.836	2.687
	We strive to reduce the use of products that are harmful to the environment and the emissions of pollutants	5.787	1.369	0.824	2.859
	We aim to reduce electricity consumption (e.g. by using energy-efficient technologies)	5.507	1.578	0.722	1.739
Firm competitiveness (FC)	We are One of the leading companies on our market in terms of our business	3.567	1.606	0.718	1.366
	Relative to competing products, our products are more successful in terms of sales	3.547	1.309	0.802	3.279
	Compared to our competitors, we achieve better economic results	3.667	1.209	0.800	3.184
	Our sales revenues are higher than those of our direct competitors	4.060	1.207	0.863	3.244
	Relative to competing products, our products achieve and maintain higher market shares	3.760	1.242	0.853	3.106
Firm growth (FG)	We are developing faster than our competitors	3.967	1.416	0.629	1.503
	We are strongly focused on the growth of our company (e.g. increasing turnover, employment, market share)	4.433	1.757	0.745	1.700
	We are developing much faster than expected	3.727	1.612	0.877	2.903
	Our profitability has increased	3.880	1.705	0.778	3.207
	Our sales are growing much faster than we expected	3.433	1.631	0.814	3.163

Construct	Item	$\bar{x}$	σ	λ	VIF
Innovativeness (IN)	Our organisation seeks out new ways to do things.	5.133	1.832	0.636	1.355
	We actively introduce improvements and innovations in our organisation	5.347	1.527	0.864	2.538
	We are innovative in the way we run our business	4.680	1.489	0.885	2.588
	Innovation is the source of our success	4.247	1.661	0.751	1.430
Sustainable management (SUSM)	Pro-environmental activities hold an important place in our strategy	4.793	1.610	0.871	2.876
	Principles of the circular economy are significantly present in our development strategy and business model	4.080	1.719	0.793	2.174
	We aim to reduce waste and/or maximise its recycling	5.727	1.356	0.836	2.687
	We strive to reduce the use of products that are harmful to the environment and the emissions of pollutants	5.787	1.369	0.824	2.859
	We aim to reduce electricity consumption (e.g. by using energy-efficient technologies)	5.507	1.578	0.722	1.739
Firm competitiveness (FC)	We are One of the leading companies on our market in terms of our business	3.567	1.606	0.718	1.366
	Relative to competing products, our products are more successful in terms of sales	3.547	1.309	0.802	3.279
	Compared to our competitors, we achieve better economic results	3.667	1.209	0.800	3.184
	Our sales revenues are higher than those of our direct competitors	4.060	1.207	0.863	3.244
	Relative to competing products, our products achieve and maintain higher market shares	3.760	1.242	0.853	3.106
Firm growth (FG)	We are developing faster than our competitors	3.967	1.416	0.629	1.503
	We are strongly focused on the growth of our company (e.g. increasing turnover, employment, market share)	4.433	1.757	0.745	1.700
	We are developing much faster than expected	3.727	1.612	0.877	2.903
	Our profitability has increased	3.880	1.705	0.778	3.207
	Our sales are growing much faster than we expected	3.433	1.631	0.814	3.163

Note(s):

$\bar{x}$ – mean; σ – standard deviation; λ – outer loadings; VIF – variance inflation factor