Table 7 Hypotheses testing (mediation)
From: Supportive tactics for innovative and sustainability performance in emerging SMEs
Hypotheses | Direct effect | p | Indirect effect | P | Total Effect | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control effects | ||||||
Sustainability performance ← Age of the firms | 0.311 | 0.001 | – | – | 0.311 | 0.001 |
Sustainability performance ← Size of the firms | 0.129 | 0.054 | – | – | 0.129 | 0.054 |
Sustainability performance ← Education of managers | − 0.123 | 0.697 | – | – | − 0.123 | 0.697 |
Main effects | ||||||
Sustainability performance ← DF (through IP) | 0.216 | 0.001 | 0.029 | 0.011 | 0.245 | 0.001 |
Sustainability performance ← IF (through IP) | 0.212 | 0.002 | 0.025 | 0.019 | 0.237 | 0.017 |
Innovative performance ← DF | 0.207 | 0.001 | – | – | 0.207 | 0.001 |
Innovative performance ← IF | 0.179 | 0.017 | – | – | 0.179 | 0.017 |
Sustainability performance ← Innovative performance | 0.139 | 0.026 | – | – | 0.139 | 0.026 |