Hypothesis

Path

Sig.

Decision

H1

Environmental factors—Market development

0.000

Accepted

H2

Environmental factors—Low cost leadership

0.007

Accepted

H3

Environmental factors—Market segmentation

0.353

Rejected

H4

Environmental factors—Human capital development

0.251

Rejected

H5

Environmental factors—Innovation

0.002

Accepted

H6

Environmental factors—Product development

0.002

Accepted

H7

Environmental factors— Product diversification

0.016

Accepted

H8

Environmental factors—Forward and Backward Integration

0.000

Accepted

H9

Environmental factors—Retaliation to competition and defensive moves

0.113

Rejected

H10

Environmental factors—Research and development

0.005

Accepted