Table 3

Engineer CEOs and corporate risk-taking

ParameterSRV (1)ROAV (2)
Intercept0.3720.425
EngCEO0.011* (1.75)0.014** (2.25)
BEng0.036** (2.27)0.039* (1.85)
BSize−0.001 (−1.25)0.009*** (5.25)
BInd0.000 (−0.15)0.000** (2.46)
ROA−0.116*** (−8.58)−0.266*** (−14.51)
FirmSize−0.011*** (−9.34)−0.021*** (−11.92)
Leverage0.001 (1.25)−0.002 (−1.32)
CAPEX0.000 (1.03)−0.000 (−0.57)
SalesGrowth0.000 (0.11)0.009* (1.65)
CEOGender0.005 (0.60)0.0133 (1.15)
CEODuality0.007 (0.94)0.006*** (13.11)
Industry fixed effectsYesYes
Year fixed effectsYesYes
R-squared0.2420.324
N1,0271,027

Note(s): *, ** and *** indicate statistical significance at 10, 5, and 1% levels, respectively. Variables are as defined in Table 1. t-statistics are reported in parentheses

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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