Latent variables

Measurement items

Reference documentation

The vertical relationship capital

a1. The number of contacts between the enterprise and clients (the owner of the business, manufacturer, retailers, etc.)

a2. The number of clients connected to the enterprise

a3. The number of contacts between the enterprise and the supplier (team owner, warehouse owner, etc.)

a4. The number of suppliers connected to the enterprise

(Bian Yanjie, et al. 2000) [19] ,

(Chen Jin, et al. 2001),

(Adler, 2002) [20] ,

(Zhang Fanghua, et al. 2004) [21]

The horizontal relationship capital

a5. The number of contacts between the enterprise and competitive enterprises (learning from the opponent’s service model, technology, etc.)

a6. The number of competitive enterprises connected to the enterprise

a7. The number of contacts between the enterprise and other logistics enterprises (participate in seminars and cooperate with each other, etc.)

a8. The number of other logistics enterprises connected to the enterprise

The social relationship capital

a9. The number of contacts between the enterprise and universities (recruitment, school enterprise cooperation)

a10. The number of universities connected to the enterprise

a11. The number of contacts between the enterprise and governments (promulgated the relevant logistics policies, the introduction of preferential policies, etc.)

a12. The number of governments connected to the enterprise

a13. The number of contacts between the enterprise and scientific research institutions (China Federation of purchasing, China Logistics Association, etc.)

a14. The number of scientific research institutions connected to the enterprise

a15. The number of contacts between the enterprise and financial institutions (banks, securities, insurance companies, etc.)

a16. The number of financial institutions connected to the enterprise