Table A1

Measurement scales

Measurement
scalesMedianSD
Organizational learning capacity (Lee and Song, 2015, p. 235; Yang, 2016, p. 307)
Cronbach's α = 0.891, AVE = 0.54, CR = 0.87
How strongly do you agree with the following statement(s) about your firm's
Overall learning? My firm …
LRC1 … values new knowledge1.00.808
LRC2 … distributes knowledge to all employees2.01.059
LRC3 … trains employees effectively2.01.039
LRC4 … values teamwork1.00.731
LRC5 … values cross-functional cooperation1.00.850
LRC6 … has a shared vision of purpose among its employees2.01.13
Collaboration (Shou et al., 2017, p. 871; Yang and Lirn, 2017, p. 904)
Cronbach's α = 0.832, AVE = 0.47, CR = 0.78
How strongly do you agree with the following statement(s) about your firm's overall inter-firm relations? My firm …
COLL1 … values communication with business partners1.00.757
COLL2 … shares information with business partners2.00.840
COLL3 … views business partners as an extension of the firm2.00.935
COLL4 … values long-term relationships with business partners1.00.718
Coopetition (Doz and Shuen, 1988; Fawcett et al., 2011; Mody, 1993; Teece et al., 1997)
Cronbach's α = 0.933, AVE = 0.81, CR = 0.93
COOP1 … collaborates with rivals3.01.146
COOP2 … learns from collaboration with rivals3.01.235
COOP3 … values collaborating with rivals3.01.207
Innovation (Lee and Song, 2015 p. 235; Shou et al., 2017, p. 871; Yang, 2016, p. 307)
Cronbach's α = 0.923 AVE = 0.84, CR = 0.84
How strongly do you agree with the following statements about your firm's overall innovativeness? My firm …
INN1 … adopts new skills and technology2.01.085
INN2 … introduces new products or services2.01.070
INN3 … incorporates information about our industry, customers and competitors2.01.022
INN4 … seeks creative solutions1.01.004
INN5 … seeks new ideas and opportunities1.00.911
Robustness (Brandon-Jones et al., 2014, p. 64; Essuman et al., 2020, p. 6; Wieland and Wallenburg, 2012, p. 904)
Cronbach's α = 0.873, AVE = 0.49, CR = 0.82
How strongly do you agree with the following statements about your firm's robustness during COVID-19? In comparison to its competitors, my firm…
RBT1 … gave its employees enough time to consider a response2.00.977
RBT2 … carried out its normal functions despite some damage2.00.986
RBT3 … met operational needs despite some deviation2.00.969
RBT4 … performed well over a variety of scenarios despite some adaptations2.00.912
RBT5 … reduced the impacts of the pandemic by responding effectively2.01.035
Dynamic recovery (Essuman et al., 2020, p. 6; Ponomarov and Holcomb, 2009; Tukamuhabwa et al., 2015)
Cronbach's α = 0.863, AVE = 0.49, CR = 0.82
How strongly do you agree with the following statement(s) about your firm's recoverability since COVID-19? In comparison to its competitors, my firm…
SREC1 … recovered to normal operations successfully2.00.941
SREC2 … recovered to normal operations quickly2.01.085
SREC3 … recovered to normal operations easily2.01.114
DREC1 … has developed new skills and capabilities2.01.009
DREC2 … has improved its market position2.01.118
LSQ (Rahman, 2006, p. 235)
Cronbach's α = 0.870, AVE = 0.5, CR = 0.83
How strongly do you agree with the following statements about your firm's LSQ since COVID-19? My firm …
LSQ1 … has provided on-time delivery2.01.069
LSQ2 … has provided undamaged goods upon delivery1.00.974
LSQ3 … has provided error free transactions2.00.952
LSQ4 … has provided consistent order cycles2.00.910
LSQ5 … has provided total support of customer needs2.00.923
Performance (Tseng and Liao, 2015, p. 93; Shou et al., 2017, p. 871)
How strongly do you agree with the following statements about your firm's performance since COVID-19? In comparison to its competitors, my firm …
Cronbach's α = 0.890, AVE = 0.39, CR = 0.75
PERF1 … has superior customer satisfaction2.01.024
PERF2 … has superior customer loyalty2.00.973
PERF3 … has a superior reputation2.00.823
PERF4 … has superior market share growth2.01.065
PERF5 … has superior profitability2.01.114

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