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Table 11 Mediation test results

From: Inter-organisational communication: organisational future orientation, inter-organisational interaction quality and inter-organisational group mechanism

 

β

μ

δ

Z value

P values

Confidence intervals bias corrected

Direct hypothesis

 Inter-organisational group mechanism -> inter-organisational communication

0.405

0.405

0.138

2.942

0.003

0.128‑0.661

 Interaction quality -> inter-organisational group mechanism

0.474

0.482

0.104

4.564

0.000

0.250‑0.666

 Interaction quality -> inter-organisational communication

0.137

0.133

0.130

1.059

0.290

−0.118‑0.385

 Organisational future orientation -> inter-organisational group mechanism

0.376

0.370

0.108

3.495

0.000

0.165‑0.581

 Organisational future orientation -> inter-organisational communication

0.227

0.238

0.108

2.098

0.036

0.006‑0.432

 Organisational future orientation -> interaction quality

0.511

0.519

0.082

6.226

0.000

0.317‑0.646

Indirect effect

 Organisational future orientation -> interaction quality -> inter-organisational group mechanism

0.242

0.251

0.072

3.385

0.001

0.117‑0 .393

 Interaction quality -> inter-organisational group mechanism -> inter-organisational communication

0.192

0.202

0.094

2.043

0.041

0.043‑0.404

 Organisational future orientation -> inter-organisational group mechanism -> inter-organisational communication

0.152

0.143

0.053

2.847

0.004

0.067‑0.281

Total Effect

 Inter-organisational group mechanism -> inter-organisational communication

0.405

0.405

0.138

2.942

0.003

0.128‑0.661

 Interaction quality -> inter-organisational group mechanism

0.474

0.482

0.104

4.564

0.000

0.250‑0.666

 Interaction quality -> inter-organisational communication

0.329

0.335

0.114

2.896

0.004

0.093‑0.535

 Organisational future orientation -> inter-organisational group mechanism

0.619

0.622

0.070

8.820

0.000

0.444‑0.734

 Organisational future orientation -> inter-organisational communication

0.548

0.553

0.084

6.521

0.000

0.348‑0.688

 Organisational future orientation -> interaction quality

0.581

0.519

0.082

6.226

0.000

0.317‑0.646