| Name of the Variable | Description |
| Duration (months) | Survival time |
| Type of LSPs hypothesis |
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| Firm type | categorical variable: 1 = transportation service providers (TSPs); 2 = warehousing service providers (WSPs); 3 = freight forwarding companies (FFCs); 4 = integrated logistics service providers (ILSPs) |
| Branch hypothesis |
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| Branch | Dummy variable that takes the value 1 if the LSP is branch and 0 elsewhere |
| Ownership hypothesis |
|
| Ownership | Dummy variable that takes the value 1 if the LSP is foreign-owned and 0 elsewhere |
| Location hypothesis |
|
| Location | Dummy variable that takes the value 1 if the LSP is located to rural area and 0 elsewhere |
| Timing of entry hypothesis |
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| Entry timing | Categorical variable: 1, 2 and 3 indicate the commercial registration date of LSPs in early-stage (1984-2005), medium-stage (2006-2010) and late-stage (2011-2016) respectively |
| Size hypothesis |
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| Size | Dummy variable that takes the value 1 for large scale and 0 for small scale |