Subsample analysis
| Dependent variable | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
| SOE | Non-SOE | High R&D | Low R&D | High relationship | Low relationship | Growth | Non-growth | |
| Hierarchy | −0.0220** | −0.0085 | −0.0017 | −0.0213*** | −0.0178** | −0.0089 | −0.0021 | −0.0238*** |
| (0.0100) | (0.0061) | (0.0092) | (0.0065) | (0.0076) | (0.0075) | (0.0105) | (0.0070) | |
| Size | 0.0866*** | 0.0541*** | 0.0350** | 0.0723*** | 0.0726*** | 0.0550*** | 0.0889*** | 0.0481*** |
| (0.0133) | (0.0080) | (0.0152) | (0.0082) | (0.0103) | (0.0123) | (0.0142) | (0.0095) | |
| Lev | −0.1101** | 0.1758*** | 0.1444*** | 0.1079*** | 0.1469*** | 0.0797** | 0.1180** | 0.1182*** |
| (0.0473) | (0.0295) | (0.0513) | (0.0294) | (0.0337) | (0.0405) | (0.0520) | (0.0318) | |
| Grossprofit | −0.1430*** | 0.0100 | −0.0536 | −0.0560 | 0.0183 | −0.1647*** | 0.0540 | −0.0734* |
| (0.0483) | (0.0365) | (0.0571) | (0.0400) | (0.0391) | (0.0575) | (0.0641) | (0.0396) | |
| Tobinq | 0.0008 | 0.0287*** | 0.0327*** | 0.0236*** | 0.0304*** | 0.0219*** | 0.0206*** | 0.0122** |
| (0.0094) | (0.0047) | (0.0067) | (0.0056) | (0.0058) | (0.0064) | (0.0078) | (0.0061) | |
| Top1 | −0.1733** | −0.1092* | −0.0132 | −0.2607*** | −0.0990 | −0.2266*** | −0.1351 | −0.3153*** |
| (0.0780) | (0.0605) | (0.1194) | (0.0533) | (0.0674) | (0.0741) | (0.0920) | (0.0607) | |
| FirmAge | −0.0843 | 0.0533 | 0.0497 | 0.0900* | 0.0480 | 0.3561*** | 0.0011 | −0.0521 |
| (0.0701) | (0.0496) | (0.0929) | (0.0476) | (0.0525) | (0.0871) | (0.0840) | (0.0664) | |
| Female | −0.3436*** | −0.1418*** | −0.1249* | −0.1806*** | −0.1653*** | −0.1071* | −0.1522* | −0.1637*** |
| (0.0794) | (0.0456) | (0.0743) | (0.0475) | (0.0570) | (0.0618) | (0.0860) | (0.0515) | |
| Tenure_CEO | −0.0257*** | −0.0142*** | −0.0053 | −0.0220*** | −0.0086** | −0.0218*** | −0.0177*** | −0.0162*** |
| (0.0044) | (0.0034) | (0.0054) | (0.0032) | (0.0039) | (0.0039) | (0.0058) | (0.0034) | |
| Dual | 0.0773*** | 0.0680*** | 0.0658*** | 0.0562*** | 0.0667*** | 0.0575*** | 0.0845*** | 0.0533*** |
| (0.0180) | (0.0091) | (0.0143) | (0.0101) | (0.0112) | (0.0131) | (0.0176) | (0.0107) | |
| Indep_per | −0.4078*** | −0.3077*** | −0.3752*** | −0.3497*** | −0.3507*** | −0.3550*** | −0.5227*** | −0.3740*** |
| (0.1006) | (0.0583) | (0.0902) | (0.0630) | (0.0742) | (0.0778) | (0.1104) | (0.0680) | |
| Indep_age | −0.1306* | 0.3654*** | 0.4759*** | 0.1529*** | 0.2974*** | 0.1046* | 0.2604*** | 0.2044*** |
| (0.0699) | (0.0405) | (0.0686) | (0.0420) | (0.0497) | (0.0548) | (0.0748) | (0.0460) | |
| Constant | 0.7328* | −1.5051*** | −1.6138*** | −0.8852*** | −1.5034*** | −1.1713*** | −1.5053*** | −0.1284 |
| (0.4360) | (0.2631) | (0.4718) | (0.2713) | (0.3265) | (0.4077) | (0.4761) | (0.3359) | |
| Firm FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| R2 | 0.6355 | 0.6500 | 0.6949 | 0.6443 | 0.7048 | 0.6866 | 0.7187 | 0.6513 |
| Observations | 13,933 | 29,110 | 11,924 | 30,045 | 22,410 | 19,992 | 12,358 | 26,098 |
| Dependent variable | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
| SOE | Non-SOE | High R&D | Low R&D | High relationship | Low relationship | Growth | Non-growth | |
| −0.0220** | −0.0085 | −0.0017 | −0.0213*** | −0.0178** | −0.0089 | −0.0021 | −0.0238*** | |
| (0.0100) | (0.0061) | (0.0092) | (0.0065) | (0.0076) | (0.0075) | (0.0105) | (0.0070) | |
| 0.0866*** | 0.0541*** | 0.0350** | 0.0723*** | 0.0726*** | 0.0550*** | 0.0889*** | 0.0481*** | |
| (0.0133) | (0.0080) | (0.0152) | (0.0082) | (0.0103) | (0.0123) | (0.0142) | (0.0095) | |
| −0.1101** | 0.1758*** | 0.1444*** | 0.1079*** | 0.1469*** | 0.0797** | 0.1180** | 0.1182*** | |
| (0.0473) | (0.0295) | (0.0513) | (0.0294) | (0.0337) | (0.0405) | (0.0520) | (0.0318) | |
| −0.1430*** | 0.0100 | −0.0536 | −0.0560 | 0.0183 | −0.1647*** | 0.0540 | −0.0734* | |
| (0.0483) | (0.0365) | (0.0571) | (0.0400) | (0.0391) | (0.0575) | (0.0641) | (0.0396) | |
| 0.0008 | 0.0287*** | 0.0327*** | 0.0236*** | 0.0304*** | 0.0219*** | 0.0206*** | 0.0122** | |
| (0.0094) | (0.0047) | (0.0067) | (0.0056) | (0.0058) | (0.0064) | (0.0078) | (0.0061) | |
| −0.1733** | −0.1092* | −0.0132 | −0.2607*** | −0.0990 | −0.2266*** | −0.1351 | −0.3153*** | |
| (0.0780) | (0.0605) | (0.1194) | (0.0533) | (0.0674) | (0.0741) | (0.0920) | (0.0607) | |
| −0.0843 | 0.0533 | 0.0497 | 0.0900* | 0.0480 | 0.3561*** | 0.0011 | −0.0521 | |
| (0.0701) | (0.0496) | (0.0929) | (0.0476) | (0.0525) | (0.0871) | (0.0840) | (0.0664) | |
| −0.3436*** | −0.1418*** | −0.1249* | −0.1806*** | −0.1653*** | −0.1071* | −0.1522* | −0.1637*** | |
| (0.0794) | (0.0456) | (0.0743) | (0.0475) | (0.0570) | (0.0618) | (0.0860) | (0.0515) | |
| −0.0257*** | −0.0142*** | −0.0053 | −0.0220*** | −0.0086** | −0.0218*** | −0.0177*** | −0.0162*** | |
| (0.0044) | (0.0034) | (0.0054) | (0.0032) | (0.0039) | (0.0039) | (0.0058) | (0.0034) | |
| 0.0773*** | 0.0680*** | 0.0658*** | 0.0562*** | 0.0667*** | 0.0575*** | 0.0845*** | 0.0533*** | |
| (0.0180) | (0.0091) | (0.0143) | (0.0101) | (0.0112) | (0.0131) | (0.0176) | (0.0107) | |
| −0.4078*** | −0.3077*** | −0.3752*** | −0.3497*** | −0.3507*** | −0.3550*** | −0.5227*** | −0.3740*** | |
| (0.1006) | (0.0583) | (0.0902) | (0.0630) | (0.0742) | (0.0778) | (0.1104) | (0.0680) | |
| −0.1306* | 0.3654*** | 0.4759*** | 0.1529*** | 0.2974*** | 0.1046* | 0.2604*** | 0.2044*** | |
| (0.0699) | (0.0405) | (0.0686) | (0.0420) | (0.0497) | (0.0548) | (0.0748) | (0.0460) | |
| 0.7328* | −1.5051*** | −1.6138*** | −0.8852*** | −1.5034*** | −1.1713*** | −1.5053*** | −0.1284 | |
| (0.4360) | (0.2631) | (0.4718) | (0.2713) | (0.3265) | (0.4077) | (0.4761) | (0.3359) | |
| Firm FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 0.6355 | 0.6500 | 0.6949 | 0.6443 | 0.7048 | 0.6866 | 0.7187 | 0.6513 | |
| Observations | 13,933 | 29,110 | 11,924 | 30,045 | 22,410 | 19,992 | 12,358 | 26,098 |
Note(s): This table reports the heterogeneity analysis. Column (1) restricts the sample to state-owned enterprises, and Column (2) to non–state-owned enterprises. Columns (3) and (4) present the subsample analysis for firms with high and low R&D intensity, respectively. Columns (5) and (6) examine firms with high and low levels of relationship-based expenditures. Columns (7) and (8) report the results for firms in the growth stage and non-growth stage. ***, **, and * indicate significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels and standard errors are reported in parentheses
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