Table 5

Check test of the mediating influence: the bootstrapping method

Stakeholders' engagement → legitimacy
a path (from independent variable to mediator)0.15 (0.09; 1.59)
b paths (Direct effects of mediators on Dependent Variable)0.44 (0.08; 4.88)
c path (Total effect of Independent Variable on Dependent)0.145 (0.091; 1.58)
Indirect effects of independent variable on dependent through proposed mediators (ab paths)
Effect0.15
Boot0.07
LL0.03
UP0.31
Sample size109
Number of bootstraps resamples1,000

Note(s): Standard error and t-value are in parentheses

LL 95 CI – lower limit 95% Confidence interval

UL 95 CI – upper limit 95% Confidence interval

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