Correlation matrix
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) ROA | 1.000 | |||||||||||||
| (2) ROE | 0.785* | 1.000 | ||||||||||||
| (3) CSR | 0.039* | −0.028* | 1.000 | |||||||||||
| (4) ENV | 0.013 | −0.136* | 0.751* | 1.000 | ||||||||||
| (5) SOC | 0.045* | −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) SIZE | 0.072* | −0.298* | 0.342* | 0.428* | 0.362* | 0.289* | 0.269* | 1.000 | ||||||
| (9) GROWTH | 0.100* | 0.115* | −0.081* | −0.135* | −0.113* | −0.099* | −0.008 | −0.088* | 1.000 | |||||
| (10) RD | 0.116* | 0.103* | 0.035* | 0.034* | 0.094* | 0.018 | −0.002 | −0.008 | −0.022* | 1.000 | ||||
| (11) B_SIZE | 0.026* | 0.046* | 0.016 | 0.001 | 0.012 | 0.006 | −0.013 | −0.055* | −0.002 | 0.029* | 1.000 | |||
| (12) B_IND | 0.072* | −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) GDP | 0.026* | −0.060* | 0.000 | 0.113* | 0.032* | 0.045* | −0.002 | 0.127* | −0.042* | −0.044* | −0.003 | 0.099* | −0.237* | 1.000 |
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) ROA | 1.000 | |||||||||||||
| (2) ROE | 0.785* | 1.000 | ||||||||||||
| (3) CSR | 0.039* | −0.028* | 1.000 | |||||||||||
| (4) ENV | 0.013 | −0.136* | 0.751* | 1.000 | ||||||||||
| (5) SOC | 0.045* | −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) SIZE | 0.072* | −0.298* | 0.342* | 0.428* | 0.362* | 0.289* | 0.269* | 1.000 | ||||||
| (9) GROWTH | 0.100* | 0.115* | −0.081* | −0.135* | −0.113* | −0.099* | −0.008 | −0.088* | 1.000 | |||||
| (10) RD | 0.116* | 0.103* | 0.035* | 0.034* | 0.094* | 0.018 | −0.002 | −0.008 | −0.022* | 1.000 | ||||
| (11) B_SIZE | 0.026* | 0.046* | 0.016 | 0.001 | 0.012 | 0.006 | −0.013 | −0.055* | −0.002 | 0.029* | 1.000 | |||
| (12) B_IND | 0.072* | −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) GDP | 0.026* | −0.060* | 0.000 | 0.113* | 0.032* | 0.045* | −0.002 | 0.127* | −0.042* | −0.044* | −0.003 | 0.099* | −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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