Table 2 Confirmatory factor analysis...

Table 2

Confirmatory factor analysis

Constructs	Variable name	Standardized loadings^a	CA^b	CR^c
R&D sufficiency	TTC1		0.92	0.92
Sufficient financial resources for R&D	TTC1a	0.89
Sufficient human resources for R&D	TTC1b	0.88
Sufficient hardware and software support for R&D	TTC1c	0.75
R&D department employees’ sufficient interests and requests for innovation	TTC1d	0.93
Support for technology transfer	TTC2		0.83	0.84
The attitude and values of the company are receptive to technological innovation	TTC2a	0.69
A realistic goal for technology transfer	TTC2b	0.80
Company management provides sufficient support for technology transfer	TTC2c	0.75
The main characteristics of the transferred knowledge are clearly understood	TTC2d	0.72
Technology transfer appropriateness	TTC3		0.82	0.82
The customer needs are taken into consideration during the technology selection process	TTC3a	0.79
Transferred technology is adaptable to the user’s requirements	TTC3b	0.77
The most appropriate technology is chosen for the needs of the company	TTC3c	0.68
Technology selection is made considering the company’s infrastructure, existing system, capital, etc.	TTC3d	0.67
Strategic quality management	SQM		0.86	0.87
Feedback of quality data to employees and managers to solve the problem	SQM1	0.68
Preparation of quality standards	SQM2	0.75
Controlling work processes	SQM3	0.71
Using quality tools such as flow charts, histograms and Pareto charts for quality control	SQM4	0.79
Using statistical process control	SQM5	0.68
Improving continuously	SQM6	0.73
Strategic planning	SP		0.94	0.95
Identifying strategic issues	SP1	0.86
Analyzing strategic issues	SP2	0.83
Making strategic decisions	SP3	0.67
Formulating strategic plans	SP4	0.88
Documenting strategic planning	SP5	0.91
Arranging the firm’s plans according to short- and long-term objectives	SP6	0.93
Considering business partner’s needs when determining the company’s plans, policies and objectives	SP7	0.73
Leadership	LP		0.92	0.92
Creating vision and mission	LP1	0.68
Communicating quality values to staff	LP2	0.78
Empowering staff for continuous improvement	LP3	0.80
Facilitating communication between top management and other staff	LP4	0.70
Establishing a quality culture	LP5	0.75
Determining the company’s specific quality targets by top management	LP6	0.76
Supporting employees about quality	LP7	0.86
Managing the company’s quality management program by top management	LP8	0.71
Ensuring that the quality objectives and quality policies are understood by the employees	LP9	0.74

Constructs	Variablename	Standardizedloadings^a	CA^b	CR^c
R&D sufficiency	TTC1		0.92	0.92
Sufficient financial resources for R&D	TTC1a	0.89
Sufficient human resources for R&D	TTC1b	0.88
Sufficient hardware and software support for R&D	TTC1c	0.75
R&D department employees’ sufficient interests and requests for innovation	TTC1d	0.93
Support for technology transfer	TTC2		0.83	0.84
The attitude and values of the company are receptive to technological innovation	TTC2a	0.69
A realistic goal for technology transfer	TTC2b	0.80
Company management provides sufficient support for technology transfer	TTC2c	0.75
The main characteristics of the transferred knowledge are clearly understood	TTC2d	0.72
Technology transfer appropriateness	TTC3		0.82	0.82
The customer needs are taken into consideration during the technology selection process	TTC3a	0.79
Transferred technology is adaptable to the user’s requirements	TTC3b	0.77
The most appropriate technology is chosen for the needs of the company	TTC3c	0.68
Technology selection is made considering the company’s infrastructure, existing system, capital, etc.	TTC3d	0.67
Strategic quality management	SQM		0.86	0.87
Feedback of quality data to employees and managers to solve the problem	SQM1	0.68
Preparation of quality standards	SQM2	0.75
Controlling work processes	SQM3	0.71
Using quality tools such as flow charts, histograms and Pareto charts for quality control	SQM4	0.79
Using statistical process control	SQM5	0.68
Improving continuously	SQM6	0.73
Strategic planning	SP		0.94	0.95
Identifying strategic issues	SP1	0.86
Analyzing strategic issues	SP2	0.83
Making strategic decisions	SP3	0.67
Formulating strategic plans	SP4	0.88
Documenting strategic planning	SP5	0.91
Arranging the firm’s plans according to short- and long-term objectives	SP6	0.93
Considering business partner’s needs when determining the company’s plans, policies and objectives	SP7	0.73
Leadership	LP		0.92	0.92
Creating vision and mission	LP1	0.68
Communicating quality values to staff	LP2	0.78
Empowering staff for continuous improvement	LP3	0.80
Facilitating communication between top management and other staff	LP4	0.70
Establishing a quality culture	LP5	0.75
Determining the company’s specific quality targets by top management	LP6	0.76
Supporting employees about quality	LP7	0.86
Managing the company’s quality management program by top management	LP8	0.71
Ensuring that the quality objectives and quality policies are understood by the employees	LP9	0.74

Notes:

All loadings are significant at p < 0.01;

CA = Cronbach’s alpha; and

CR = Composite reliability

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