A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Measurement model
No. | Variable name | Explanation | Items | Source | Likert scales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Network density | The average strength of the relationship in SMEs networking system | 5 | (Antia & Frazier, 2001) | Disagree 1, to strongly agree 5 |
2 | Network centrality | Explains the small enterprise’s position in the networking system | 4 | (Antia & Frazier, 2001) | Disagree 1, to strongly agree 5 |
3 | Sustainable competitive performance | Represents to express their feeling about firm performance before the last 3 years | 10 | (Su et al., 2017) | Extremely declined, 1, to extremely improved, 5 |
4 | Government support | The firm can get financing from various institutions such as banks, financial institutions, internal funds and angel investors and so forth | 7 | (Ahmad & Xavier, 2012) | Dissupport 1, to strongly support 5 |