Structure of questionnaires and overview of responses
| Latent characteristics | Statements | Rating distribution* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3 | >4 | |||
| TCE-related variables | ||||
| Internal risk (TCE-H1) | All of the transactions with suppliers ended unsuccessfully The conditions laid down with suppliers were not respected It is not possible to predict in advance the exact quantity of raw material sourcing | 18 13 21 | 74 79 71 | |
| External risk (TCE-H2) | Variations in agricultural raw material prices are a risk for the company | 33 | 59 | |
| The complexities embedded in the legislative framework are a risk for the company | 26 | 66 | ||
| Qualitative variations in consumer’s preferences are a risk for the company | 30 | 62 | ||
| Variations in wine prices could be a risk for the company | 29 | 63 | ||
| RBV-related variables | ||||
| VRIN characteristics of the resource (RBV-H3) | The environmentally-friendly certification can be a source of competitive advantage My competitors have not already implemented an environmentally-friendly certification It is hard to implement an environmentally-friendly certification It is hard to switch from one certification system to another | 9 52 61 48 | 83 40 31 44 | |
| Operational capabilities (RBV-H4) | Through the implementation of the certification, my firm can gain more certainty concerning costs along the chain | 33 | 59 | |
| The environmentally-friendly certification can be a tool to optimise production and logistics processes | 27 | 65 | ||
| The environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to focus on its most important activities | 20 | 72 | ||
| Dynamic capabilities related to the supply chain (RBV-H5) | I think that new competencies can emerge exploiting internal or external synergies created through the certification implementation | 12 | 80 | |
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to broaden its knowledge of product characteristics, the supply chain and suppliers | 11 | 81 | ||
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could offer the possibility of adopting new commercial relationships along the supply chain that could be hard to engage in other ways | 19 | 73 | ||
| Dynamic capabilities related to innovation (RBV-H6) | The environmentally-friendly certification can be a stimulus for generating new ideas for production processes | 7 | 85 | |
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to access new and more advanced procedures | 9 | 83 | ||
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to keep track of new practices | 9 | 83 | ||
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to introduce new practices | 9 | 83 | ||
| Latent characteristics | Statements | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3 | >4 | |||
| Internal risk | All of the transactions with suppliers ended unsuccessfully | 18 | 74 | |
| External risk | Variations in agricultural raw material prices are a risk for the company | 33 | 59 | |
| The complexities embedded in the legislative framework are a risk for the company | 26 | 66 | ||
| Qualitative variations in consumer’s preferences are a risk for the company | 30 | 62 | ||
| Variations in wine prices could be a risk for the company | 29 | 63 | ||
| VRIN | The environmentally-friendly certification can be a source of competitive advantage | 9 | 83 | |
| Operational | Through the implementation of the certification, my firm can gain more certainty concerning costs along the chain | 33 | 59 | |
| The environmentally-friendly certification can be a tool to optimise production and logistics processes | 27 | 65 | ||
| The environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to focus on its most important activities | 20 | 72 | ||
| Dynamic capabilities related to the supply chain | I think that new competencies can emerge exploiting internal or external synergies created through the certification implementation | 12 | 80 | |
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to broaden its knowledge of product characteristics, the supply chain and suppliers | 11 | 81 | ||
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could offer the possibility of adopting new commercial relationships along the supply chain that could be hard to engage in other ways | 19 | 73 | ||
| Dynamic capabilities related to innovation | The environmentally-friendly certification can be a stimulus for generating new ideas for production processes | 7 | 85 | |
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to access new and more advanced procedures | 9 | 83 | ||
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to keep track of new practices | 9 | 83 | ||
| I think that the environmentally-friendly certification could allow my company to introduce new practices | 9 | 83 | ||
Note:
*Number of answers providing scores ≤3 or >4 in the 1–7 Likert scale
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