Table A1

Items survey

CodetemsReference
Innovativeness
IN1Our company tends to present new ideas, products/services at the trade fairBased on Fadda (2018); Martins and Rialp (2013) and Yoon et al. (2018) 
IN2Our company encourages all employees to change something to a successful trade fair
IN3Our company encourages all employees to share changes or innovations for a successful trade fair
IN4Our company considers the presentation of new products/services as fundamental to our success at the trade fair
Proactiveness
P1Our company tends to introduce various methods to maintain a dominant position at the trade fairBased on Fadda (2018); Martins and Rialp (2013) and Yoon et al. (2018) 
P2Our company encourages employees to participate effectively to maintain a dominant position at the trade fair
P3Our company is more proactive than the trade fair’s rivals
P4Our company adopts a competitive posture at the trade fair
Risk-taking
RT1Our company has a strong tendency for high risk (high return) projectsBased on Fadda (2018); Martins and Rialp (2013) and Yoon et al. (2018) 
RT2Our company would like to undertake risky projects to improve our trade fair performance
RT3Our company has a strong tendency to exploit opportunities in uncertain environments
RT4Our company prefers success to stability
Competitiveness
C1Our company tends to have a competitive attitude to monitor competitors’ actions at the trade fairBased on Fadda (2018).
C2Our company tries to counter competitor strategies at the trade fair
C3Our company uses conventional or unconventional methods to compete in the trade fair
C4During the trade fair, our company researches the actions of competitors
Autonomy
A1Our company encourages employees to act independently at the trade fairBased on Fadda (2018).
A2Our company encourages employees to make important strategic decisions during the trade fair
A3Our company encourages employees to implement key programs
A4Our company encourages employees to be independent and responsible during the trade fair
Network capability
NW1At the trade fair, our company bets on strong and close relationships with potential partnersBased on Jiang et al. (2018) and Yoon et al. (2018) 
NW2At the trade fair, our company often communicates with current and potential customers and partners
NW3At the trade fair, our company coordinates activities for strong and close relationships with potential customers and partners
NW4At the trade fair, our company bets on partnerships effectively and positively
NW5Our partners and customers trust us
Exhibitor’s sales performance
EP1Profit performanceAbbas et al. (2019); Menon and Edward (2017) and Gopalakrishna and Lilien (1995) 
EP2Sales performance
EP3ROI goals
Exhibitor’s non-sales performance
ENP1Information gathering
ENP2Networking
ENP3Reputation
ENP4Customers satisfaction

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