Table 2 Confirmatory factor analysis...

Table 2

Confirmatory factor analysis results

Construct and measures	Code	Loadings	α	CR	AVE
Risk-taking (RS)			0.890	0.896	0.686
Invests in higher risk projects	RS1	0.85
Tolerance for high risk projects	RS2	0.92
Taking chances is part of business strategy	RS3	0.66
Takes calculated risks with new ideas	RS4	0.86
Innovativeness (INV)			0.856	0.856	0.598
Creativity in methods of operations	INV1	0.78
Seeks out new ways of doing things	INV2	0.82
Encourages people to think in unique ways	INV3	0.78
Constantly experimenting with new products	INV4	0.72
Proactiveness (PR)			0.855	0.855	0.600
Seeks to exploit anticipated market changes	PR1	0.77
Opportunistically shape export environment	PR2	0.88
Positioning to meet export market demands	PR3	0.74
Excel at identifying opportunities	PR4	0.69
Competitive aggressiveness (AG)			0.874	0.875	0.637
Adopts competitive posture to overtake competitors	AG1	0.81
Responds to actions of our competitors	AG2	0.86
Out-maneuver the competition as best as I can	AG3	0.81
Takes bold and hostile decision-making	AG4	0.71
Autonomy (AT)			0.855	0.857	0.668
Self-directed in pursuit of market opportunities	AUT1	0.81
Acts and thinks without interference	AUT2	0.89
Behaves autonomously in all business operations	AUT3	0.75
Export performance (EXP)			0.934	0.932	0.604
Export has been very profitable	EXP1	0.77
Export has generated a high sales volume	EXP2	0.73
Export has achieved rapid growth	EXP3	0.86
Export has improved our global competitiveness	EXP4	0.84
Export has strengthened our strategic position	EXP5	0.76
Export has significantly increased our global market share	EXP6	0.80
The export performance has been satisfactory	EXP7	0.79
Our firm export has been successful	EXP8	0.71
Our firm export has fully met our expectation	EXP9	0.73

Construct and measures	Code	Loadings	α	CR	AVE
Risk-taking (RS)			0.890	0.896	0.686
Invests in higher risk projects	RS1	0.85
Tolerance for high risk projects	RS2	0.92
Taking chances is part of business strategy	RS3	0.66
Takes calculated risks with new ideas	RS4	0.86
Innovativeness (INV)			0.856	0.856	0.598
Creativity in methods of operations	INV1	0.78
Seeks out new ways of doing things	INV2	0.82
Encourages people to think in unique ways	INV3	0.78
Constantly experimenting with new products	INV4	0.72
Proactiveness (PR)			0.855	0.855	0.600
Seeks to exploit anticipated market changes	PR1	0.77
Opportunistically shape export environment	PR2	0.88
Positioning to meet export market demands	PR3	0.74
Excel at identifying opportunities	PR4	0.69
Competitive aggressiveness (AG)			0.874	0.875	0.637
Adopts competitive posture to overtake competitors	AG1	0.81
Responds to actions of our competitors	AG2	0.86
Out-maneuver the competition as best as I can	AG3	0.81
Takes bold and hostile decision-making	AG4	0.71
Autonomy (AT)			0.855	0.857	0.668
Self-directed in pursuit of market opportunities	AUT1	0.81
Acts and thinks without interference	AUT2	0.89
Behaves autonomously in all business operations	AUT3	0.75
Export performance (EXP)			0.934	0.932	0.604
Export has been very profitable	EXP1	0.77
Export has generated a high sales volume	EXP2	0.73
Export has achieved rapid growth	EXP3	0.86
Export has improved our global competitiveness	EXP4	0.84
Export has strengthened our strategic position	EXP5	0.76
Export has significantly increased our global market share	EXP6	0.80
The export performance has been satisfactory	EXP7	0.79
Our firm export has been successful	EXP8	0.71
Our firm export has fully met our expectation	EXP9	0.73

Note(s): α, Cronbach’s alpha; CR, Composite Reliability; AVE, Average Variance Extracted

Source(s): Survey data (2022)

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