| Path | Relationship between variables | Path coefficient | hypothesis | result |
| 1 | Transactional Explicit knowledge | −0.21*** | H1a | yes |
| 2 | Relational Explicit knowledge | 0.35*** | H1c | yes |
| 3 | Developmental Explicit knowledge | −0.21* | H1e | no |
| 4 | Transactional Tacit knowledge | −0.21*** | H1b | yes |
| 5 | Relational Tacit knowledge | 0.33*** | H1d | yes |
| 6 | Reciprocal motivation Reciprocal behavior | 0.46*** | H2a | yes |
| 7 | Reciprocal behavior Explicit knowledge | 0.72*** | H2b | yes |
| 8 | Reciprocal behavior Tacit knowledge | 0.40*** | H2c | yes |
| 9 | Transactional Reciprocal preference Explicit knowledge | H3a | yes | |
| 10 | Transactional Reciprocal preference Tacit knowledge | H3d | yes | |
| 11 | Relational Reciprocal preference Explicit knowledge | H3b | yes | |
| 12 | Relational Reciprocal preference Tacit knowledge | H3e | yes | |