TABLE 3.
Measures.
Constructs and items | Loading |
Business performance (α = 0.972, CR = 0.972, AVE = 0.874) | |
Return on investment | 0.961 |
Return on sales | 0.953 |
Return on assets | 0.954 |
Profit growth | 0.917 |
Overall income | 0.888 |
Entrepreneurs’ Darwinian social identity (α = 0.831, CR = 0.840, AVE = 0.515) | |
I create my firm in order to advance my career in the business world | 0.586 |
As a firm founder, it is very important for me to operate my firm on the basis of solid management practices | 0.708 |
As a firm founder, it is very important for me to have thoroughly analyzed the financial prospects of my business | 0.719 |
When managing my firm, it is very important for me to have a strong focus on what my firm can achieve vis-à-vis the competition | 0.851 |
When managing my firm, it is very important for me to establish a strong competitive advantage and significantly outperform other firms in my domain | 0.701 |
Corporate social responsibility (α = 0.948, CR = 0.945, AVE = 0.616) | |
Set decent working conditions | 0.783 |
Treat employees equally | 0.907 |
Offer adequate remuneration | 0.912 |
Develop, support and train employees | 0.934 |
Communicate openly and honestly with employees | 0.931 |
Contribute to the economic development of the region | 0.605 |
Create jobs for people in the region | 0.718 |
Respect regional values, customs, and culture | 0.723 |
Make donations to social facilities | 0.586 |
Support employees who are involved in social projects during working hours | 0.714 |
Contribute to solving societal problems | 0.715 |
Entrepreneurs’ well-being (α = 0.919, CR = 0.919, AVE = 0.595) | |
I am enthusiastic about my job | 0.530 |
I am immersed in my work | 0.568 |
I get carried away when I am working | 0.641 |
In most ways my work is close to my ideal | 0.837 |
The conditions of my work are excellent | 0.863 |
I am satisfied with my work | 0.920 |
So far I have gotten the important things I want in my work | 0.916 |
If I could change my work, I would change almost nothing | 0.783 |