Table 1 Results of in-depth interviews for identifying potential antecedents

1

Government support

30 (37.0 %)

2

Innovation effort

22 (27.2 %)

3

Private equity and support services

12 (14.8 %)

4

Merger and acquisition

7 (8.6 %)

5

Product and service diversification

4 (4.9 %)

6

Etc.

6 (7.4 %)

Total

81 responses from 20 managers^a