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Figure 4: latent variable coefficients for Model 2<br />

Figure 5: path coefficients for Model 2<br />

Irene Y.H. Fan and R<strong>on</strong>gbin W.B. Lee<br />

The result c<strong>on</strong>firms <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first model that ESN and SP were major c<strong>on</strong>tributors to INP. Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rmore, it is<br />

observed that TL played critical role in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> model affecting all four c<strong>on</strong>structs. KW affected OC and to<br />

some degree ESN. SP affected ISN to some degree. However, due to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> high significance values,<br />

we cannot c<strong>on</strong>firm <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> impacts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> KW <strong>on</strong> SP and ISN; OC <strong>on</strong> ISN and ESN; nor SP <strong>on</strong> ESN. The<br />

influence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OC and ISN toward INP also cannot be c<strong>on</strong>firmed.<br />

Visual outputs depict <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> n<strong>on</strong>linear relati<strong>on</strong>ships am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> variables studied. It is observed that OC,<br />

ISN and ESN all exhibited positive relati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> INP; <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> higher <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> values <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se c<strong>on</strong>structs, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

higher <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> value <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> INP. However, SP dem<strong>on</strong>strated an inverted U shape relati<strong>on</strong>ship with INP; when<br />

SP increased to a certain point INP decreased. This will imply that processes and standards are<br />

necessary to a certain extend, but will hinder <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> innovati<strong>on</strong> performance growth when excessively<br />

used. An inverted U shape relati<strong>on</strong>ship was shown in KW <strong>on</strong> OC, KW <strong>on</strong> ESN, and SP <strong>on</strong> ESN. This<br />

will indicate that excessive intrinsic motivati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> knowledge workers will damage innovati<strong>on</strong><br />

supportive culture and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> external social network. Excessive systems and processes will also inhibit<br />

external social network. A diminishing rate <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> increase return was shown in KW, OC and SP <strong>on</strong> ISN,<br />

implying intrinsic motivati<strong>on</strong>, innovati<strong>on</strong> supportive culture and systems and processes helped internal<br />

social network but reached saturati<strong>on</strong> at certain point. OC and KW <strong>on</strong> ESN had an S-shape curve that<br />

exhibited a most complicated relati<strong>on</strong>ship, as KW or OC increase, ESN first dropped and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n<br />

increased to a certain peak and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n dropped again.<br />

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