Table 2 Results of Hypothesis Test

H Path st. estimate S.E. p-value Result
H1a(+) Flexibility → Contract compliance behavior -.028 .069 .681 Not Supported
H1b(+) Information exchange → Contract compliance behavior .326** .103 .002 Supported
H1c(+) Collegiate problem-solving → Contract compliance behavior .180* .079 .022 Supported
H2a(+) Contractual specification → Contract compliance behavior .168** .051 .001 Supported
H2b(+) Extra-contractual incentives → Contract compliance behavior -.114* .048 .018 Not Supported (Reverse)
H2c(+) Contract violations regulations → Contract compliance behavior .144* .067 .031 Supported
H3a(-) Flexibility → Opportunistic behavior .144 .119 .226 Not Supported
H3b(-) Information exchange → Opportunistic behavior -.591** .178 *** Supported
H3c(-) Collegiate problem-solving → Opportunistic behavior .234 .135 .084 Not Supported
H4a(-) Contractual specification → Opportunistic behavior -.262** .087 .003 Supported
H4b(-) Extra-contractual incentives → Opportunistic behavior .171* .083 .039 Not Supported (Reverse)
H4c(-) Contract violations regulations → Opportunistic behavior -.063 .114 .578 Not Supported
H5(+) Contract compliance behavior → Franchisee’s performance .314** .109 .004 Supported
H6(-) Opportunistic behavior → Franchisee’s performance -.143* .066 .029 Supported
Control Variable Number of contract → Franchisee’s performance -.05 .04 .216 N/A
Control Variable Store sizw → Franchisee’s performance -.016 .033 .632 N/A
Model fit: χ2=1040.529, df=665, χ2/df=1.565, RMR=0.057, RMSEA=0.052, IFI=0.943, TLI=0.935. CFI=0.942
p<.01;
p<.05