Second, after including
the mediator INN, the evidence indicates that there is a
significant positive direct effect of OC on PERF in exploitative
innovation projects (ˇ = 0.267, p < 0.01), whereas there
is a significant direct positive relationship between MC and
PERF in exploratory innovation projects (ˇ = 0.160, p < 0.05)
(Stage I in Table 5).