Table 2 Factor loadings.

From: The nexus of top executives’ attributes, firm strategies, and outcomes: Large firms versus SMEs

 

Conscientiousness

Uniqueness

Extraversion

Execution skills

Neuroticism

Openness

Decisiveness

Agreeableness

Financial prudence

Proportion explained

0.19

0.13

0.12

0.12

0.11

0.10

0.09

0.08

0.05

Cumulative proportion

0.19

0.32

0.44

0.56

0.67

0.77

0.87

0.95

1.00

Prudent

    

−0.1

   

0.2

Tolerance

       

0.25

 

Charismatic

      

0.18

  

Proactive

   

0.20

0.40

    

Persistence

 

0.29

       

Responsibility

0.15

  

0.18

   

0.16

 

Technology-oriented

  

−0.10

  

0.17

 

0.10

 

Creative

 

0.19

   

0.17

   

Steady

0.41

   

−0.15

    

Foresight

     

0.13

0.30

  

Strategic vision

     

0.22

0.16

  

Serious

0.67

        

Attention to detail

     

0.12

  

0.19

Disorganized

 

0.12

       

Kindness

       

0.41

 

Network

  

0.23

   

0.11

  

Fast

    

0.35

    

Execution

   

0.51

     

Thrifty

        

0.28

Sociable

  

0.46

      

Oral communication

  

0.29

      

Strategic planning

   

0.11

 

0.39

   

Decisiveness

   

0.10

  

0.31

  

Openhearted

 

0.12

       

Unique

 

0.54

       
  1. The total number of observations is 970,206 top executives. Parallel analysis shows that the optimal number of factors is 9. An exploratory factor analysis model with an oblimin rotation is used here. Values of factor loadings <0.1 are omitted.
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