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The Impact of Superior Support on the Behaviors of Technology Innovators Inbiological Agricultural Industry
School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- 1 School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- 2 College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- 3 School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies·Volume 04 (2016)·Pages 80–84·Published 23 May 2016·DOI10.4236/jhrss.2016.42009
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Abstract
The study aims to explore how the superior support affects the behaviors of technology innovatorsin biological agricultural industry. Using 250 samples from biological agricultural industries, a hierarchical regression analysis is developed to examine the relationship. The research results show that the superior support has significant negative correlation with organizational silence and the superior support has significant positive correlation with innovative performance of technology innovators.
KeywordsSuperior SupportOrganizational SilenceTechnology Innovators
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