Multigroup analysis results (large firms versus SMEs)
| Large | SME | Difference in coeff (SME-large) | p-value (large vs SME) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap MGA | Parametric test | Welch-Satterhwaite | ||||||
| Coeff | p-value | Coeff | p-value | |||||
| BaseTech → CostPerf | −0.173 | 0.100 | 0.163 | 0.213 | 0.336 | 0.047 | 0.066 | 0.047 |
| BaseTech → DataTech | 0.487 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.013 | 0.949 | 0.922 | 0.923 |
| BaseTech → DiffPerf | 0.063 | 0.670 | −0.070 | 0.588 | −0.134 | 0.502 | 0.504 | 0.498 |
| BaseTech → RobotTech | 0.215 | 0.156 | 0.323 | 0.007 | 0.108 | 0.570 | 0.573 | 0.575 |
| CostPerf → BusPerf | 0.155 | 0.339 | 0.188 | 0.223 | 0.033 | 0.841 | 0.887 | 0.883 |
| DataTech → CostPerf | −0.330 | 0.011 | −0.201 | 0.062 | 0.129 | 0.440 | 0.446 | 0.444 |
| DataTech → DiffPerf | −0.081 | 0.690 | 0.296 | 0.012 | 0.376 | 0.101 | 0.086 | 0.110 |
| DataTech → RobotTech | 0.484 | 0.000 | 0.268 | 0.022 | −0.216 | 0.210 | 0.229 | 0.222 |
| DiffPerf → BusPerf | 0.285 | 0.069 | 0.092 | 0.479 | −0.193 | 0.337 | 0.343 | 0.342 |
| DiffPerf → CostPerf | 0.622 | 0.000 | 0.503 | 0.000 | −0.119 | 0.328 | 0.359 | 0.338 |
| RobotTech → CostPerf | 0.527 | 0.000 | 0.063 | 0.606 | −0.465 | 0.033 | 0.016 | 0.016 |
| RobotTech → DiffPerf | −0.089 | 0.716 | 0.096 | 0.487 | 0.185 | 0.511 | 0.477 | 0.510 |
| Large | SME | Difference in coeff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap MGA | Parametric test | Welch-Satterhwaite | ||||||
| Coeff | Coeff | |||||||
| BaseTech → CostPerf | −0.173 | 0.100 | 0.163 | 0.213 | 0.336 | 0.066 | ||
| BaseTech → DataTech | 0.013 | 0.949 | 0.922 | 0.923 | ||||
| BaseTech → DiffPerf | 0.063 | 0.670 | −0.070 | 0.588 | −0.134 | 0.502 | 0.504 | 0.498 |
| BaseTech → RobotTech | 0.215 | 0.156 | 0.108 | 0.570 | 0.573 | 0.575 | ||
| CostPerf → BusPerf | 0.155 | 0.339 | 0.188 | 0.223 | 0.033 | 0.841 | 0.887 | 0.883 |
| DataTech → CostPerf | −0.201 | 0.062 | 0.129 | 0.440 | 0.446 | 0.444 | ||
| DataTech → DiffPerf | −0.081 | 0.690 | 0.376 | 0.101 | 0.086 | 0.110 | ||
| DataTech → RobotTech | −0.216 | 0.210 | 0.229 | 0.222 | ||||
| DiffPerf → BusPerf | 0.285 | 0.069 | 0.092 | 0.479 | −0.193 | 0.337 | 0.343 | 0.342 |
| DiffPerf → CostPerf | −0.119 | 0.328 | 0.359 | 0.338 | ||||
| RobotTech → CostPerf | 0.063 | 0.606 | −0.465 | |||||
| RobotTech → DiffPerf | −0.089 | 0.716 | 0.096 | 0.487 | 0.185 | 0.511 | 0.477 | 0.510 |
Note(s): Coeff. = path coefficient; values in italic are significant at the p = 0.05 level
Source(s): Authors' work