Table Results of hypothesis test
| Hypothesis | Path | St. estimate | S.E. | t-value | p-value | Result |
| H1(–) | (1) → (6) | –.05 | .10 | –.47 | .64 | Not supported |
| H2a(+) | (2) → (5) | .27 | .09 | 3.17 | .00 | Supported |
| H2b(+) | (2) → (6) | .34 | .09 | 4.01 | .00 | Supported |
| H3a(+) | (3) → (5) | .31 | .13 | 2.32 | .02 | Supported |
| H3b(–) | (3) → (6) | .07 | .13 | .05 | .62 | Not supported |
| H4a(–) | (4) → (5) | –.12 | .12 | –1.06 | .29 | Not supported |
| H4b(–) | (4) → (6) | –.24 | .12 | –2.06 | .04 | Supported |
| H5a(+) | (6) → (7) | .14 | .06 | 2.49 | .01 | Supported |
| H5b(+) | (6) → (8) | –.07 | .06 | –1.21 | .23 | Not supported |
| H6a(+) | (5) → (8) | .29 | .07 | 4.51 | .00 | Supported |
| H6b(+) | (5) → (7) | .15 | .06 | 2.41 | .02 | Supported |
single-tailed test
Model fit: χ2=736.14, df=412, RMR=.05, RMSEA=.05, GFI=.86, IFI=.939, TLI=.92, CFI=.93.
(1) Contract completeness, (2) Influence activity, (3) R&D capability, (4) Marketing capability, (5) Legal Rebate, (6) Illegal rebate, (7) Dependency on the partner, (8) Partner’s dependency