Table 7.

Family control, political connections audit committees and CSR disclosure – role of environmental sensitivity

VariablesFamily controlPolitical connections
(1)(2)(3)(4)
ESENSESENS
CSRDCSRDCSRDCSRD
FC−6.372*** (1.773)−1.302 (0.989)
PC−3.545*** (1.249)−3.095*** (0.875)
AUDIT−0.959** (0.433)1.227*** (0.294)−1.171*** (0.430)1.239*** (0.290)
FC × AUDIT2.088*** (0.473)0.496** (0.253)
PC × AUDIT1.084*** (0.313)0.800*** (0.219)
All controlsYesYesYesYes
Industry FEYesYesYesYes
Year FEYesYesYesYes
Observations307801307801
Adjusted R20.3650.4340.3490.442
Note(s):

This table presents the regression results examining whether the moderating effect of audit committees on CSR disclosure differs between environmentally sensitive and non-sensitive 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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