STEAM-ME: A Novel Model for Successful Kaizen Implementation and Sustainable Performance of SMEs in Vietnam

Table 6

Confirmatory factor analysis.

Term	Scale	No. of Observed variables	Reliability test
			Cronbach’s α	Composite α
Determinants of successful Kaizen implementation and sustainable performance of SMEs in Vietnam	Support from senior management (SUP)	6	0.832	0.835
	Training (TRA)	4	0.765	0.769
	Environment (ENV)	4	0.864	0.867
	Assessment (AST)	5	0.851	0.858
	Motivation (MOT)	4	0.811	0.840
	Mindset (MIN)	6	0.845	0.859
	Engagement (ENG)	4	0.773	0.789
Successful Kaizen implementation (SUC)		6	0.824	0.866
Sustainable performance (PER)		6	0.875	0.896