Table 1 Variable meaning and measure description.
Variables | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
Independent variables | Extension of the agricultural industry chain, the length of industrial integration (EAIC) | It refers to the chain of agricultural products from raw material production to processing, sales, services, and other links. |
Multi-functional expansion of agriculture, the width of industrial integration (MFEA) | It refers to the functional combination of agricultural resources, ecology, and culture. | |
Internal integration of the agricultural industry, the depth of industrial integration (IIAI) | It refers to the integration of sub-industries within the agricultural industry, such as the integrated development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. The degree of development of IIAI depends on the degree of correlation between upstream and downstream industries and the optimization of the agro-industrial structure. | |
Intermediary variables | Resource acquisition capability (RAC) | It is not only the result and resource acquisition capability, but also the efficiency and quality of resource acquisition, and it is a form of expression for enterprises to use external resources to the enterprise itself. |
Technological innovation capability (TIC) | It is based on a set of perfect technical standards, and the improvement of the technical level needs to be constantly studied and improved. The technological innovation capability of enterprises is closely related to the technologies they have mastered and the new technologies they are exploring. | |
Cooperative development capability (CDC) | It is the capability of an enterprise to integrate, establish, and reconfigure internal and external resources. | |
Dependent variables | Survival performance | Survival performance may reflect the competitive advantage of firms in the early stages of establishment and is an important dimension for testing the results of entrepreneurial activity. |
Growth performance | Enterprise growth performance is a combination of growth quantity and growth quality. Growth quantity mainly refers to the expansion of enterprise scale, such as the increase in sales volume, market share, and number of employees; while the improvement of enterprise growth quality includes changes in technological innovation capability, investment efficiency, sustainable growth, and so on. | |
