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Owing to the nature of the environment, bold, wide-ranging acts are necessary to achieve the firm's objectives 0.722 In our organization, information is often spontaneously exchanged. 0.739 In general, the top managers of my firm have a strong tendency to be ahead of others in introducing novel ideas or products 0.512 My firm makes no special effort to take business from the competition 0.602 My firm has the independent action of an individual or a team in bringing forth an idea or a vision and carrying it through to completion 0.658 Table 2: Reliability and Convergent Validity Cont'd Constructs Label Factor Loadings Cronbach's Alpha Composite Reliability (CR) AVE Social Capital 0.946 0.950 0.79 During the past three years, you and other top managers at your company have heavily utilized personal ties, networks, and connections with Top managers at buyer firms 0.87 During the past three years, you and other top managers at your company have heavily utilized personal ties, networks, and connections with Political leaders in various levels of the government. 0.912 During the past three years, you and other top managers at your company have heavily utilized personal ties, networks, and connections with Officials in industrial bodies. 0.785 Prior to seeking information/advice from a key contact in my network (e.g., customers, suppliers, and competition) I assumed that he or she would always look out for my interests. 0.908 Prior to seeking information/advice from a key contact in my network (e.g., customers, suppliers, and competition) I felt like he or she cared what happened to me. 0.966 Capability Development 0.912 0.919 0.74 The employees are encouraged to learn from their experience 0.859 The firm has routines which systemize the employees experiences 0.82 Continuous work to be more efficient to gain profit 0.844 The firm accept to a large extent tolerance of error in association with development of new ideas 0.915 Market Competition 0.665 0.676 0.50 There are many “promotion wars” in our industry. 0.77 Anything that one competitor can offer, others can match readily. 0.612 Our competitors are relatively weak. 0.532 Market Uncertainty 0.846 0.852 0.65 Customer needs and product demand change rapidly 0.79 In our sector it is difficult to forecast changes in customer needs and demand. 0.803 New customers tend to have product needs that are different from existing customers. 0.839 Technology Uncertainty Technological changes provided big opportunities in our industry. 0.926 0.809 0.820 0.69 There have been major technological developments in our industry. 0.734 Source: Fieldwork, 2021. h) Correlation and Discriminant validity The correlation result shows that the highest correlation coefficient was 0.611, which was the correlation between entrepreneurial orientation and social capital, whereas, the correlation between capability development and market uncertainty recorded The Moderating Factor of Social Capital and Capability Development as Entrepreneurial Orientation Enablers for SMEs Business Performance in Nigeria 48 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue VII Version I Year 2022 ( ) A © 2022 Global Journals