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Table 6

Content and empirical approach of testable propositions

Proposition	Content	Empirical approach	Derivation from synthesis
P1	Signal strength moderates adverse selection severity: stronger signals reduce contractual safeguards demanded	Moderated regression with signal strength × information asymmetry interaction	Theoretical fragmentation (Pattern 1): isolates signaling-agency interaction
P2	Resource orchestration capacity moderates the post-investment agency costs: higher absorptive capacity → lower monitoring intensity	Panel data with venture-level absorptive capacity measures	Theoretical fragmentation (Pattern 1): isolates RBV-agency interaction
P3	Signaling → agency → RBV sequencing is contingent on institutional context: weaker effects in emerging economies	Comparative institutional analysis, multi-group SEM	Institutional contingency (Pattern 2): context-dependent funding effects
P4	Early financing decisions create path dependence: initial funding source shapes subsequent access through reputation effects	Longitudinal event history analysis	Path dependence (Pattern 3): financing sequences in entrepreneurial narratives
P5	Digital platform design moderates signal effectiveness: higher platform noise reduces signal-to-noise ratio	Platform-level fixed effects, natural experiments	Platform dynamics (Pattern 4): crowdfunding studies reveal mediation effects

Proposition	Content	Empirical approach	Derivation from synthesis
P1	Signal strength moderates adverse selection severity: stronger signals reduce contractual safeguards demanded	Moderated regression with signal strength × information asymmetry interaction	Theoretical fragmentation (Pattern 1): isolates signaling-agency interaction
P2	Resource orchestration capacity moderates the post-investment agency costs: higher absorptive capacity → lower monitoring intensity	Panel data with venture-level absorptive capacity measures	Theoretical fragmentation (Pattern 1): isolates RBV-agency interaction
P3	Signaling → agency → RBV sequencing is contingent on institutional context: weaker effects in emerging economies	Comparative institutional analysis, multi-group SEM	Institutional contingency (Pattern 2): context-dependent funding effects
P4	Early financing decisions create path dependence: initial funding source shapes subsequent access through reputation effects	Longitudinal event history analysis	Path dependence (Pattern 3): financing sequences in entrepreneurial narratives
P5	Digital platform design moderates signal effectiveness: higher platform noise reduces signal-to-noise ratio	Platform-level fixed effects, natural experiments	Platform dynamics (Pattern 4): crowdfunding studies reveal mediation effects