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itive effect on all forms of agricultural innovation. Specifically, if the interaction
between farm size and entrepreneurial innovativeness increases, process innovation
decreases (see Table 17.2).
This means that farmers with a smaller farm size and higher innovativeness were
the most likely to engage in all forms of agricultural innovation. Furthermore, the
interaction between farmer proactiveness and farm size has a positive effect on all
forms of farmer innovation. Specifically, if the interaction effect among farm size
and entrepreneurial proactiveness increases, the computed variable of process innovation increases (Sig. 0.18) (see Table 17.3). This means that proactive farmers with
a larger farm size are the most likely to engage in all forms of agricultural innovations. Third, contrary to our initial hypothesis, farm size has a negative effect on
innovation. In particular, if the size of the farm increases, process innovation
Table 17.2 Model summary and significance of interaction between entrepreneurial
innovativeness, farm size and process innovation
Model
Unstandardized
coefficients
Standardized
coefficients
t
Sig
Collinearity
statistics
B
Std.
error Beta
Tolerance VIF
1 Constant
1.860
0.966
1.926
0.056
Entr.
innovativeness
0.121
0.067 0.146
1.797
0.074 0.999
1.001
Farm size
0.118
0.199 0.048
0.590
0.556 0.999
1.001
2 Constant
−4.292
2.773
−1.548 0.124
Entr.
innovativeness
0.573
0.202 0.688
2.830
0.005 0.107
9.304
Farm size
5.276
2.192 2.145
2.406
0.017 0.008
124.936
Farm size – entr.
innovativeness
–0.379
0.160 −2.162
−2.362 0.019 0.008
131.673
Table 17.3 Model summary and significance of interaction between entrepreneurial proactiveness,
farm size and process innovation
Model
Unstandardized
coefficients
Standardized
coefficients
t
Sig
Collinearity
statistics
B
Std.
error
Beta
Tolerance VIF
1 Constant
10.321
2.308
4.472
0.000
Farm size
0.730
0.578 0.102
1.263
0.209 1.000
1.000
Entr.
proactiveness
0.220
0.169 0.105
1.301
0.195 1.000
1.000
2 Constant
23.497
5.909
3.977
0.000
Farm size
−9.628
4.325 −1.350
−2.226 0.028 0.017
57.809
Entr.
proactiveness
–0.821
0.462 –0.393
−1.777 0.078 0.130
7.702
Farm size – entr.
proactiveness
0.818
0.339 1.547
2.416
0.017 0.016
64.441
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itive effect on all forms of agricultural innovation. Specifically, if the interaction
between farm size and entrepreneurial innovativeness increases, process innovation
decreases (see Table 17.2).
This means that farmers with a smaller farm size and higher innovativeness were
the most likely to engage in all forms of agricultural innovation. Furthermore, the
interaction between farmer proactiveness and farm size has a positive effect on all
forms of farmer innovation. Specifically, if the interaction effect among farm size
and entrepreneurial proactiveness increases, the computed variable of process innovation increases (Sig. 0.18) (see Table 17.3). This means that proactive farmers with
a larger farm size are the most likely to engage in all forms of agricultural innovations. Third, contrary to our initial hypothesis, farm size has a negative effect on
innovation. In particular, if the size of the farm increases, process innovation
Table 17.2 Model summary and significance of interaction between entrepreneurial
innovativeness, farm size and process innovation
Model
Unstandardized
coefficients
Standardized
coefficients
t
Sig
Collinearity
statistics
B
Std.
error Beta
Tolerance VIF
1 Constant
1.860
0.966
1.926
0.056
Entr.
innovativeness
0.121
0.067 0.146
1.797
0.074 0.999
1.001
Farm size
0.118
0.199 0.048
0.590
0.556 0.999
1.001
2 Constant
−4.292
2.773
−1.548 0.124
Entr.
innovativeness
0.573
0.202 0.688
2.830
0.005 0.107
9.304
Farm size
5.276
2.192 2.145
2.406
0.017 0.008
124.936
Farm size – entr.
innovativeness
–0.379
0.160 −2.162
−2.362 0.019 0.008
131.673
Table 17.3 Model summary and significance of interaction between entrepreneurial proactiveness,
farm size and process innovation
Model
Unstandardized
coefficients
Standardized
coefficients
t
Sig
Collinearity
statistics
B
Std.
error
Beta
Tolerance VIF
1 Constant
10.321
2.308
4.472
0.000
Farm size
0.730
0.578 0.102
1.263
0.209 1.000
1.000
Entr.
proactiveness
0.220
0.169 0.105
1.301
0.195 1.000
1.000
2 Constant
23.497
5.909
3.977
0.000
Farm size
−9.628
4.325 −1.350
−2.226 0.028 0.017
57.809
Entr.
proactiveness
–0.821
0.462 –0.393
−1.777 0.078 0.130
7.702
Farm size – entr.
proactiveness
0.818
0.339 1.547
2.416
0.017 0.016
64.441
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