Table 5.

Summary of the estimated results.

Path	Result
H1a. Heterogeneous network → Innovative opportunity	Supported
H1b. Heterogeneous network → Imitative opportunity	Rejected
H1c. Homogeneous network → Innovative opportunity	Rejected
H1d. Homogeneous network → Imitative opportunity	Supported
H2a. Heterogeneous network → Non-linear DM	Supported
H2b. Heterogeneous network → Linear DM	Rejected
H2c. Homogeneous network → Non-linear DM	Rejected
H2d. Homogeneous network → Linear DM	Supported
H3a. Non-linear DM → Innovative opportunity	Supported
H3b. Non-linear DM → Imitative opportunity	Rejected
H3c. Linear DM → Innovative opportunity	Rejected
H3d. Linear DM → Imitative opportunity	Supported
H4a. Heterogeneous network → Non-linear DM → Innovative opportunity	Supported
H4b. Heterogeneous network → Linear DM → Innovative opportunity	Rejected
H4c. Heterogeneous network → Non-linear DM → Imitative opportunity	Rejected
H4d. Heterogeneous network → Linear DM → Imitative opportunity	Rejected
H4e. Homogeneous network → Non-linear DM → Innovative opportunity	Rejected
H4f. Homogeneous network → Linear DM → Innovative opportunity	Rejected
H4g. Homogeneous network → Non-linear DM → Imitative opportunity	Rejected
H4h. Homogeneous network → Linear DM → Imitative opportunity	Supported