These results are indicative of an acceptable
fit of the model to the data, especially given
that many of the measures used in this study
were either developed for the study, or adapted
from other studies. The R2 values for the three
structural equations, which represent the variance
explained by the endogenous factors of BP,
IO, and EO, are 0.19, 0.84, and 0.39, respectively.
For example, 0.39 is the variance in External
Operational Activities (EO) explained by
Logistic Infrastructure (LI). The results of the
hypothesis tests, represented by individual
paths between factors within the model, are
included in Table 5 as well as shown in Figure 2.
The discussion is addressed in the following
section.