Table A1

Variable correlations

VariablesSRVROAVLEVEngCEOBSizeBEngBIndCAPEXROAFSZSGROWCEOGCEOD
(1) SRV1.000            
(2) ROAV0.362**1.000           
(3) Leverage−0.039−0.079*1.000          
(4) EngCEO0.156**0.104**−0.080*1.000         
(5) Bsize−0.247*−0.080*0.082**−0.119*1.000        
(6) BEng0.150*0.019−0.109*0.464*−0.195*1.000       
(7) BInd−0.087*−0.0320.123*−0.080*0.119*0.0091.000      
(8) CAPEX0.100**0.179*−0.0510.043−0.092*0.111*−0.098*1.000     
(9) ROA−0.358*−0.483*0.022−0.142*0.100*−0.0630.040−0.238*1.000    
(10) FirmSize−0.422*−0.409*0.159**−0.125*0.543**−0.131*0.232**−0.185*0.347**1.000   
(11) SalesGrowth0.0330.049−0.0530.085*−0.093*0.049−0.032−0.0600.056−0.115*1.000  
(12) CEOG−0.039−0.0280.043−0.0500.064−0.042−0.036−0.0350.0570.104**−0.0091.000 
(13) CEOD0.026−0.001−0.0640.043−0.0060.055−0.091*0.0500.039−0.0170.016−0.0631.000

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

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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