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Table 3

Mediating effect – statistical model

		Outcome
		M1: interpersonal skills	M2: technical skills	M3: work ethics skills		Y: firm performance
X: Training	a₁	0.16***	0.16***	0.02	c'	0.02
W: Train needs	a₂	−0.07	0.02	0.02
XW: Training X Train needs	a₃	−0.06	−0.1**	−0.05
M1 (Interpersonal skills)					b₁	−0.03
M2 (Technical skills)					b₂	0.14***
M3: (Work ethics skills)					b₃	−0.03
Sizedummy					Σ	−0.24***
Sectordummy					Φ	−0.08
		95% bootstrap CI^a
X: Training		0.07, 0.25	0.05, 0.26	−0.1, 0.15		−0.08, 0.13
W: Train needs		−0.16, 0.02	−0.07, 0.11	−0.07, 0.11
XW: Training X Train needs		−0.12, 0.00	−0.21,-0.01	−0.17, 0.07
M1 (Interpersonal skills)						−0.13, 0.06
M2 (Technical skills)						0.04, 0.24
M3: (Workethics skills)						−0.13, 0.07
Size dummy						−0.36,-0.15
Sector dummy						−0.19, 0.01

		Outcome
		M1: interpersonal skills	M2: technical skills	M3: work ethics skills		Y: firm performance
X: Training	a₁	0.16***	0.16***	0.02	c'	0.02
W: Train needs	a₂	−0.07	0.02	0.02
XW: Training X Train needs	a₃	−0.06	−0.1**	−0.05
M1 (Interpersonal skills)					b₁	−0.03
M2 (Technical skills)					b₂	0.14***
M3: (Work ethics skills)					b₃	−0.03
Sizedummy					Σ	−0.24***
Sectordummy					Φ	−0.08
		95% bootstrap CI^a
X: Training		0.07, 0.25	0.05, 0.26	−0.1, 0.15		−0.08, 0.13
W: Train needs		−0.16, 0.02	−0.07, 0.11	−0.07, 0.11
XW: Training X Train needs		−0.12, 0.00	−0.21,-0.01	−0.17, 0.07
M1 (Interpersonal skills)						−0.13, 0.06
M2 (Technical skills)						0.04, 0.24
M3: (Workethics skills)						−0.13, 0.07
Size dummy						−0.36,-0.15
Sector dummy						−0.19, 0.01

Note(s): Path coefficients (***p < 0.01; **0.01 < p < 0.05) and ^aPercentile bootstrap CI based on 10,000 bootstrap samples

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