Table 4

Item–construct mapping: strict separation

ItemContentConstructDimensionRoleRationale
B1Formal DEI strategyCDCGovernanceDV onlyDisclosure formalization at strategic level
B2DEI committee/teamCDCGovernanceDV onlyGovernance infrastructure for disclosure
B11Gender/social certificationsCDCGovernanceDV onlyExternal validation of disclosure
B13Perceived DEI impactCDCOutcomeDV onlyCultural/productivity outcome of mature disclosure
B3Diversity initiativesCHCHumanIV onlyHuman/awareness investment in inclusion
B4Inclusion-value initiativesCHCHumanIV onlyCognitive/value-based learning processes
B7Female leadership promotionCHCHumanIV onlyIntentional leadership action (Upper Echelons)
B5Inclusive org. ProcessesCSCStructuralIV onlyEmbedded inclusive procedures
B10Fair wage governanceCSCStructuralIV onlyFormal wage-equity governance
B8Disability/neurodiversityCRCRelationalIV onlyExternally-oriented stakeholder inclusion
B9Parenting/work-life balanceCRCRelationalIV onlyInternal relational trust-building
B14DEI incentivesCRCRelationalIV onlyParticipation/engagement mechanism
A1Firm sizeControlControlResource availability control
A2SectorControlControl + robustnessInstitutional boundary condition
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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