Table 5

Industrial heterogeneity analysis

Corporate culture and earnings management
EnergyMaterialsIndustrialsConsumer discretionaryConsumer staplesHealth careFinancialsInformation technology (IT)Communication servicesUtilitiesReal estate
zCULTURE−0.02910.0690**−0.0161−0.0292**−0.0296−0.0236−0.4454*−0.0205*−0.0410−0.0410−0.7663
(0.0215)(0.0310)(0.0159)(0.0134)(0.0306)(0.0158)(0.2232)(0.0106)(0.0257)(0.0257)(0.4758)
All controlsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Constant−2.7768***−2.3071***−3.1500***−2.6681***−2.8427***−2.2355***0.3387−2.8411***−4.0231***−4.0231***6.3320
(0.1929)(0.2586)(0.3827)(0.1508)(0.2497)(0.1597)(2.3267)(0.1680)(0.3356)(0.3356)(4.8327)
Y/F/S FEYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Observations2,8712,1446,0725,8691,6046,055617,84495848063
Adjusted R20.30070.25380.24220.14810.24740.29910.69160.33620.22850.22850.6980

Note(s): This table reports panel regressions of DAQ on zCULTURE (Li et al., 2021) estimated separately by GICS industry sector. Standard errors in parentheses. *, *, and *** denote 10%, 5%, and 1% significance, respectively. All models include year, firm, industry, and state fixed effects

Source(s): The authors

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