Table 7.

Inter-construct correlations matrix: discriminant validity (Model C).

	1. ACAP	2. CONDF	3. DORG	4. INN
1. Absorptive capacity (ACAP)	0.8112
2. Training (CONDF)	0.7538	0.8224
3. Organizational performance (DORG)	0.7378	0.5156	0.9121
4. Innovative capacity (INN)	0.6327	0.4027	0.8409	0.9768

Diagonal elements are the square root of the variance shared between the constructs and their measures (average variance extracted). Off-diagonal elements are the correlations among constructs. For discriminant validity, diagonal elements should be larger than off-diagonal elements.