Table 5.

Results of discriminant validity; diagonal elements are the square root-values of the average variance extracted

Construct	1	2	3	4	5
1. Innovation effort	0.891
2. Private equity and support services	0.108	0.892
3. Government support	0.229	0.185	0.828
4. Economic performance	0.388	0.079	0.402	0.856
5. Job creation	0.321	0.255	0.391	0.224	0.869