**A.2. Technology management**



Extraction method: principal component analysis.

**A.2. Technology management**

**Total Percentage of variance**

Extraction method: principal component analysis

Three components extracted.

**Total variance explained**

a

Pursuing high technical risk .757 Having reputation for technology innovation .775

106 Digital Transformation in Smart Manufacturing

Importance of advanced qualifications .652 Striving for technology development .755

Reducing product development time .769 Increasing the number of products .582 Continuously improving products .708

**Component matrixa Component**

Dominance in key technologies .774 −.411

Unique product manufacturing capabilities .725 .579 Low manufacturing cost .661 .606 Improving production flexibility .790 .478

**Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation** 

**Total Percentage of variance**

**Cumulative (%)**

 7.804 48.772 48.772 7.804 48.772 48.772 6.961 2.927 18.296 67.069 2.927 18.296 67.069 4.941 1.387 8.668 75.737 1.387 8.668 75.737 2.117 1.190 7.440 83.177 1.190 7.440 83.177 2.548

Employing pacing technologies .795 −.425 Using state-of-the-art tools .796 −.420

First in discovering technologies .704 .638 First in introducing new products .683 .628 First in introducing low-cost products .498 .626

**1 2 3**

**sums of squared loadingsa**

**Total**

**Cumulative (%)**


