Table 10 Hypotheses remarks

H 1. Access to domestic finance has a positive effect on firm sustainability performance

Supported

H2. Access to international finance has a positive effect on firm sustainability performance

Supported

H 3. Access to domestic finance has positive effects on firm innovative performance

Supported

H4. Access to international finance has positive effects on firm innovative performance

Supported

H5. Innovative performance significantly influences the sustainability performance

Partially Supported

H6. Innovative performance mediates the relation between access to domestic finance and sustainability performance

Partially Supported

H7. Innovative performance mediates the relation between access to international finance and sustainability performance

Supported

H8. Access to government support as a moderator strengthens the relation between access to domestic finance and innovative performance

Supported

H9. Access to government support as a moderator strengthens the relation between access to international finance and innovative performance

Supported