Table 3

Correlation matrix

Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)
(1) Government ownership %1.000                      
(2) Government ownership0.830***1.000                     
(3) Block government ownership (20%)0.887***0.848***1.000                    
(4) Pyramid government ownership0.220***0.443***0.306***1.000                   
(5) Market conditions−0.018*−0.034**−0.014*−0.051***1.000                  
(6) Control of corruption−0.019*−0.019*−0.003*−0.062***0.355***1.000                 
(7) Property rights−0.090***−0.023*−0.043***−0.001*0.117***0.273***1.000                
(8) Political constraints−0.120***−0.127***−0.116***−0.072***−0.117***−0.113***−0.070***1.000               
(9) Power distance0.078***0.120***0.096***0.134***−0.026*−0.092***−0.001*0.102***1.000              
(10) Firm size0.151***0.178***0.142***0.045***0.199***0.138***−0.063***−0.191***0.165***1.000             
(11) Firm age0.048***0.0130.009−0.040***−0.178***−0.172***−0.168***0.128***0.033**0.138***1.000            
(12) ROA0.123***0.107***0.116***−0.032**0.027*−0.027*−0.068***−0.077***0.054***0.144***0.133***1.000           
(13) Tobin’s Q0.053***0.0210.036**−0.072***0.050***−0.040***−0.077***−0.117***−0.108***−0.211***−0.0080.294***1.000          
(14) GDP per capita−0.0030.072***0.041***0.064***0.413***0.329***0.315***−0.303***0.469***0.258***−0.135***0.030**−0.0201.000         
(15) GPD growth0.043***0.042***0.037***−0.045***0.329***0.174***−0.038***−0.309***−0.0110.090***−0.056***0.054***0.084***0.125***1.000        
(16) Board size0.0070.074***0.029**0.040***0.0070.050***−0.002−0.174***−0.069***0.395***0.109***0.064***−0.063***0.0110.062***1.000       
(17) Board independence−0.0030.007−0.002−0.0160.268***0.177***0.002−0.443***−0.030**0.017−0.067***0.036***0.096***0.246***0.125***0.047***1.000      
(18) Female board representation0.025**−0.0020.0070.003−0.191***−0.171***−0.143***0.125***−0.038***−0.022**0.102***0.025**−0.038***−0.197***−0.025**0.077***−0.069***1.000     
(19) Board committees0.035***0.095***0.042***0.021*0.257***0.231***0.083***−0.374***−0.069***0.367***0.047***0.055***−0.027**0.239***0.132***0.380***0.302***−0.0281.000    
(20) Audit committee0.049***0.073***0.054***−0.025**0.071***0.145***0.010−0.375***−0.045***0.168***0.041***0.096***0.0040.082***0.118***0.241***0.326***−0.056***0.719***1.000   
(21) Shareholders’ rights0.056***0.091***0.062***0.023**0.217***0.099***0.006−0.115***0.105***0.600***0.049***0.313***−0.049***0.239***0.047***0.230***−0.001−0.023**0.215***0.106***1.000  
(22) Revenue growth−0.012−0.009−0.0070.011−0.018−0.0110.0130.003−0.006−0.011−0.016−0.018−0.014−0.019*−0.004−0.015−0.013−0.005−0.002−0.003−0.0011.000 
(23) Leverage ratio0.019*0.030**0.0160.040***0.010−0.004−0.086***−0.058***−0.045***0.347***0.133***−0.270***−0.268***−0.022**0.038***0.181***−0.0040.030**0.152***0.071***0.260***−0.0131.000

Note(s): *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.01

Source(s): Author’s own work

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