Research Article

Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises: An Empirical Study on the Relationships between Digital Transformation, Boundary Spanning, and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Table 3

Variable validity test.

ModelsFactorχ2dfIFITLIRMSEAVSχ2df

1Five-factor modelF1, F2, F3, F4, F5301.6921600.9270.9120.084
2Four-factor model 1F1 + F2, F3, F4, F5406.8691640.8750.8530.1082 vs1105.1774
3Four-factor model 2F1, F2, F3 + F4, F5432.921640.8610.8370.1143 vs1131.2284
4Three-factor model 1F1 + F2, F3 + F4, F5536.9191670.8090.780.1334 vs1235.2277
5Three-factor model 2F1, F2, F3 + F4 + F5576.6451670.7880.7560.145 vs1274.9537
6Two-factor modelF1 + F2, F3 + F4 + F5676.5531690.7370.7010.1546 vs1374.8619
7Single-factor modelF1 + F2 + F3 + F4 + F5747.5141700.7010.6620.1647 vs1445.82210

Note. F1: technology readiness, F2: degree of transformation, F3: boundary spanning breadth, F4: boundary spanning depth, F5: sustainable competitive advantage; “+” indicates factor consolidation; : .