Quality management and innovation: new insights on a structural contingency framework

Table 3 Data analysis

Construct	Cronbach’s alpha	Composite reliability	SQM	tQM	OS	OT	ME	INN
SQM	0.851	0.887	0.755
tQM	0.899	0.912	0.468	0.737
OS	0.985	0.992	0.018	−0.036	0.993
OT	0.839	0.861	0.635	0.652	0.068	0.728
ME	0.964	0.972	0.371	0.316	0.097	0.368	0.936
INN	0.940	0946	0.475	0.434	−0.059	0.490	0.449	0.737

Note: Square root of AVE is listed on the diagonal.
Abbreviations: SQM: Social quality management; tQM: Technical quality management; OS: Organizational size; OT: Organizational task; ME: Managerial ethics; INN: Innovation.