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Model Testing with Moderators for the Treatment
| Regression Model | ||||||
| Model | R | R2 | Adjusted R2 | Standard Error of the Estimate | ||
| 1 | 0.314a | 0.099 | 0.097 | 0.778 | ||
| ANOVA | ||||||
| Model | Sum of Squares | df | Mean Square | F-value | Significance | |
| 1 | Total | 87.564 | 6 | 14.594 | 22.651 | 0.000a |
| Factors effecting Green SCM Practices | ||||||
| Alliance Performance | Unstandardized Coefficients | Standardized Coefficients | T-statistics | Significance | ||
| B | Standard error | β | ||||
| (Constant) | 3.012 | 0.138 | 12.435 | 0.000 | ||
| AKL | 0.353 | 0.047 | 0.245 | 7.043 | 0.000 | |
| LA | 0.078 | 0.051 | 0.034 | 1.324 | 0.274 | |
| FMA | 0.063 | 0.028 | 0.095 | 1.647 | 0.259 | |
| TA | 0.093 | 0.042 | 0.102 | 1.951 | 0.122 | |
| BFA | 0.021 | 0.017 | 0.050 | 0.061 | 0.961 | |
| SGA | 0.121 | 0.069 | 0.142 | 5.121 | 0.000 | |
Characteristics of the Firms
| Description | Frequency | % | Description | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Industry | Established | ||||
| Electronics | 138 | 40.35 | Less than 5 years | 2 | 0.58 |
| Industrial products | 96 | 28.07 | 6–10 years | 76 | 22.22 |
| Chemicals/plastics | 24 | 7.02 | 11–15 years | 115 | 33.63 |
| Pharmaceutical | 47 | 13.74 | More than 15 years | 149 | 43.57 |
| Others | 37 | 10.82 | Total Employees | ||
| Annual Sales | Less than 500 | 65 | 19.01 | ||
| Less than 50 million | 35 | 10.24 | 501–1,000 | 138 | 40.35 |
| 51–200 million | 84 | 24.56 | 1,001–2,000 | 84 | 24.56 |
| 201–1 billion | 89 | 26.02 | More than 2,000 | 55 | 16.08 |
| More than 1 billion | 134 | 39.18 | |||
| Times for Alliance with Current Partner | Partners’ Country of Origin | ||||
| Newly established | 5 | 1.46 | Taiwan | 193 | 56.44 |
| 1–3 times | 128 | 37.43 | Asia | 96 | 28.07 |
| 4–6 times | 96 | 28.07 | American | 31 | 9.06 |
| More than 6 times | 113 | 33.04 | European | 22 | 6.43 |
Regression Model Fit
| Model | R | R2 | Adjusted R2 | SE Est. | Change Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔR2 | F change | df 1 | df 2 | Sig. F change | |||||
| 1 | 0.472 | 0.223 | 0.235 | 2.143 | 0.225 | 8.274 | 8 | 334 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 0.534 | 0.285 | 0.240 | 2.086 | 0.069 | 2.433 | 24 | 320 | 0.072 |
Characteristics of the Firms Managing Green SC
| Description | Frequency | % | Description | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of Alliance | Frequency of Alliance | ||||
| Less than 1 year | 54 | 15.79 | Newly established | 21 | 6.15 |
| 1–3 years | 49 | 14.33 | 1–3 times | 81 | 23.68 |
| 4–6 years | 75 | 21.93 | 4–6 times | 152 | 44.44 |
| 7–10 years | 84 | 24.56 | More than 6 times | 88 | 25.73 |
| More than 10 years | 80 | 23.39 | Benefit from the Alliance | ||
| Form of Alliance Management | Our company | 75 | 21.93 | ||
| A dedicated division | 97 | 28.36 | Our partner | 64 | 18.71 |
| A mixed division | 89 | 26.02 | Both | 203 | 59.36 |
| No special division | 156 | 45.62 | Who initiated this Green Alliance? | ||
| Our company | 107 | 31.29 | |||
| Stage of the Green Alliance | Our partner | 57 | 16.67 | ||
| Initial stage | 53 | 15.50 | Both | 178 | 52.04 |
| Ongoing stage | 93 | 27.19 | Importance of the Alliance | ||
| Mature stage | 185 | 54.09 | R&D alliance | 84 | 24.56 |
| Dissolved stage | 11 | 3.22 | Production alliance | 154 | 45.03 |
| Initial stage | 53 | 15.50 | Distribution alliance | 104 | 30.41 |
Regression Results of the Effects of Strategic Alliance Competence
| Independent Variables | Dependent Variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Learning Process | Alliance Performance | ||||
| GRL | JSM | KI | RV | PSCP | |
| M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | |
| Control Variables | |||||
| LA | 0.025 | 0.006 | 0.011 | 0.042 | 0.032 |
| FMA | −0.023 | −0.010 | −0.069 | 0.069 | 0.046 |
| TA | 0.028 | 0.031 | 0.004 | 0.041 | 0.020 |
| BFA | 0.075 | 0.038 | 0.129+ | 0.047 | 0.038 |
| Developmental Stages of Green Alliance | |||||
| Initial stage | 0.420*** | 0.449*** | 0.541*** | 0.406*** | 0.583*** |
| Ongoing stage | 0.275*** | 0.354*** | 0.471*** | 0.363*** | 0.439*** |
| Mature stage | 0.296*** | 0.320*** | 0.306*** | 0.273*** | 0.290*** |
| Dissolution stage | 0.289*** | 0.201*** | 0.253*** | 0.192*** | 0.204*** |
| R2 | 0.532 | 0.479 | 0.500 | 0.498 | 0.600 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.540 | 0.482 | 0.509 | 0.469 | 0.569 |
| F | 50.978 | 37.707 | 45.575 | 43.732 | 69.509 |
| p | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.000 |