Table 5.

Family control, political connections and CSR disclosure

Variables(Family firms)(Non-family firms)(Politically connected firms)(Non-politically connected firms)
CSRDCSRDCSRDCSRD
FC−5.952*** (1.879)−2.912*** (0.988)
PC−5.765*** (2.097)−5.061*** (0.835)
AUDIT0.516 (0.351)0.782** (0.337)0.561 (0.459)0.894*** (0.281)
FC × AUDIT1.658*** (0.479)0.980*** (0.266)
PC × AUDIT1.453*** (0.498)0.963*** (0.217)
All controlsYesYesYesYes
Industry FEYesYesYesYes
Year FEYesYesYesYes
Observations577531272836
Adjusted R20.3220.5270.6290.402
Note(s):

This table presents the regression results examining whether the moderating effect of audit committees on CSR disclosure differs between family-controlled and non-family-controlled firms, as well as between politically connected and non-politically connected firms. Detailed definitions of variables are provided in  Appendix 1 Table A1. All regressions control for industry and time fixed effects. The standard errors are reported in parentheses. ***, ** and * denote significance at the 1, 5 and 10% levels, respectively

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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