Table 2

Correlation matrix

 Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)
(1) ROA1.000             
(2) ROE0.785*1.000            
(3) CSR0.039*−0.028*1.000           
(4) ENV0.013−0.136*0.751*1.000          
(5) SOC0.045*−0.037*0.822*0.798*1.000         
(6) CSR_COM−0.018−0.081*0.576*0.581*0.567*1.000        
(7) LEVERAGE−0.162*−0.067*0.068*0.107*0.099*0.086*1.000       
(8) SIZE0.072*−0.298*0.342*0.428*0.362*0.289*0.269*1.000      
(9) GROWTH0.100*0.115*−0.081*−0.135*−0.113*−0.099*−0.008−0.088*1.000     
(10) RD0.116*0.103*0.035*0.034*0.094*0.018−0.002−0.008−0.022*1.000    
(11) B_SIZE0.026*0.046*0.0160.0010.0120.006−0.013−0.055*−0.0020.029*1.000   
(12) B_IND0.072*−0.090*0.084*0.241*0.165*0.124*0.127*0.470*−0.058*−0.095*−0.072*1.000  
(13) IQ−0.146*−0.152*−0.013−0.026*−0.102*−0.054*−0.123*−0.186*0.021*−0.330*0.008−0.149*1.000 
(14) GDP0.026*−0.060*0.0000.113*0.032*0.045*−0.0020.127*−0.042*−0.044*−0.0030.099*−0.237*1.000

Note(s): This table reports the pairwise correlation matrix of the sample variables. The superscript (*) on the correlation coefficient indicates significance below the 5% level. The detailed definitions of all the variables are provided in Appendix A1

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