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Table 14.

Summary of construct validity results

Table		Convergent validity	Discriminant validity	Construct validity without either a combination of trait and method effects or a mono-method bias
8	Level of importance of contracting R&D with the number of IP mechanisms used	Yes	Yes	No
9	Level of importance of contracting R&D with the number of patents	Yes	Yes	Yes
10	Level of importance of providing R&D with the number of IP mechanisms used	Yes	Yes	Yes
11	Level of importance of providing R&D with the number of patents	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Prop. of employees assigned primarily in R&D with the number of IP mechanisms used	Yes	Weak yes	Weak yes
13	Prop. of employees assigned primarily in R&D with the number of patents	Yes	No	Yes

Table		Convergent validity	Discriminant validity	Construct validity without either a combination of trait and method effects or a mono-method bias
8	Level of importance of contracting R&D with the number of IP mechanisms used	Yes	Yes	No
9	Level of importance of contracting R&D with the number of patents	Yes	Yes	Yes
10	Level of importance of providing R&D with the number of IP mechanisms used	Yes	Yes	Yes
11	Level of importance of providing R&D with the number of patents	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Prop. of employees assigned primarily in R&D with the number of IP mechanisms used	Yes	Weak yes	Weak yes
13	Prop. of employees assigned primarily in R&D with the number of patents	Yes	No	Yes