Table 4

Descriptive analysis

VariableObsMeanStd. dev.
CSR_DISC13,2660.200.18
CASH_HOLD13,2660.100.11
BOARD_GEN_DIVER13,2668.7311.79
ROA13,2665.218.23
LEV13,26625.7419.66
SIZE13,26622.111.77
BOARD_IND13,26638.1634.91
BOARD_SIZE13,2667.665.81
BOARD_MEET13,2665.856.45
CEODUALITY13,26630.1945.91
CSR_COMMIT13,2660.480.50
BASIC MATERIALS13,2660.160.37
CONSUMER CYCLICAL13,2660.170.37
CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL13,2660.120.33
ENERGY13,2660.080.27
HEALTHCARE13,2660.090.28
INDUSTRIALS13,2660.180.39
TECHNOLOGY13,2660.100.31
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES13,2660.020.16
UTILITIES13,2660.070.25

Note(s): Mean and standard deviation. CSR_DISC is the ratio between the aggregation of 123 items concerning social and environmental issues and the total items (123); CASH_HOLD is the ratio between the ratio of cash and cash equivalents divided by total assets; BOARD_GEN_DIVER is the ratio between the total number of female directors on board divided by the total number of board directors; ROA is the proportion of operate income before interests and taxes over total assets; LEV is the ratio calculated as the ratio of total debt to total assets; SIZE is the logarithm of total assets; BOARD_IND is the proportion of independent directors on boards; BOARD_SIZE is the number of directors on corporate boards; BOARD_MEET is the number of meetings held by boards a year; CEODUALITY is the dummy variable that takes the value 1 if the same person serves simultaneously as CEO and President of the board and 0, otherwise; CSR_COMMIT is the dummy variable that takes the value 1 if the company has a CSR committee, and 0 otherwise; Basic Materials if the company operates in Basic Materials sector and 0, otherwise; Consumer Cyclical if the company operates in Consumer Cyclical sector and 0, otherwise; Consumer Non-Cyclical if the company operates in Consumer Non-Cyclical sector and 0, otherwise; Energy if the company operates in Energy sector and 0, otherwise; Healthcare if the company operates in Healthcare sector and 0, otherwise; Industrials if the company operates in Industrials sector and 0, otherwise; Technology if the company operates in Technology sector and 0, otherwise; Telecommunication Services if the company operates in Telecommunication Services sector and 0, otherwise; Utilities if the company operates in Utilities sector and 0, otherwise

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