Table 3. Main analysis: Poisson...

Table 3.

Main analysis: Poisson regression models

Variables	Business partner tasks	Business partner/entrepreneurial skills	Traditional tasks	Traditional traits	Digitalization	Sustainability
Year (base: 2016)
2017	−0.001 (0.154)	0.058 (0.168)	−0.060 (0.078)	0.091 (0.095)	0.056 (0.304)	1.422 (1.133)
2018	−0.023 (0.165)	0.213 (0.168)	0.046 (0.071)	0.087 (0.097)	0.434 (0.309)	1.729 (1.126)
2019	−0.065 (0.149)	0.133 (0.158)	0.112 (0.071)	0.102 (0.082)	0.795* (0.324)	1.860 (1.123)
2020	0.150 (0.145)	0.050 (0.172)	0.198** (0.072)	0.155 (0.086)	1.024*** (0.284)	1.846 (1.084)
2021	0.021 (0.150)	0.127 (0.162)	0.212** (0.068)	0.101 (0.082)	1.054*** (0.294)	2.505* (1.073)
2022	0.235 (0.140)	0.322* (0.154)	0.223** (0.069)	0.173* (0.082)	1.013*** (0.273)	3.117** (1.103)
2023	0.188 (0.140)	0.205 (0.154)	0.343*** (0.068)	0.168* (0.082)	1.059*** (0.277)	4.359*** (1.075)
Public adm.	−0.020 (0.151)	−0.241 (0.141)	0.015 (0.059)	−0.214* (0.086)	0.144 (0.171)	−0.409 (0.668)
Sales (ln of 1,000 EUR)	0.068* (0.033)	−0.013 (0.025)	0.037*** (0.010)	0.044*** (0.012)	0.100* (0.039)	0.264** (0.088)
Employees (1,000)	−0.008 (0.013)	−0.014 (0.012)	0.002 (0.003)	−0.001 (0.003)	0.003 (0.010)	−0.041 (0.028)
Constant	−1.252** (0.405)	−0.648* (0.315)	0.884*** (0.129)	0.414** (0.160)	−3.263*** (0.534)	−8.107*** (1.487)
Theme predictors
Digitalization	0.157** (0.051)	n/a	0.033 (0.021)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sustainability	−0.019 (0.028)	n/a	−0.029 (0.016)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Business partner tasks	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.145** (0.051)	−0.071 (0.136)
Traditional tasks	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.012 (0.013)	−0.096 (0.050)
Wald chi²(10) /Wald chi²(12)	36.55	17.25	93.35	55.38	98.34	65.67
Prob > chi²	0.000	0.069	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Pseudo R²	0.020	0.008	0.024	0.017	0.053	0.156
Observations	3,599	3,599	3,599	3,599	3,599	3,599

Variables	Business partner tasks	Business partner/entrepreneurial skills	Traditional tasks	Traditional traits	Digitalization	Sustainability
Year (base: 2016)
2017	−0.001 (0.154)	0.058 (0.168)	−0.060 (0.078)	0.091 (0.095)	0.056 (0.304)	1.422 (1.133)
2018	−0.023 (0.165)	0.213 (0.168)	0.046 (0.071)	0.087 (0.097)	0.434 (0.309)	1.729 (1.126)
2019	−0.065 (0.149)	0.133 (0.158)	0.112 (0.071)	0.102 (0.082)	0.795* (0.324)	1.860 (1.123)
2020	0.150 (0.145)	0.050 (0.172)	0.198** (0.072)	0.155 (0.086)	1.024*** (0.284)	1.846 (1.084)
2021	0.021 (0.150)	0.127 (0.162)	0.212** (0.068)	0.101 (0.082)	1.054*** (0.294)	2.505* (1.073)
2022	0.235 (0.140)	0.322* (0.154)	0.223** (0.069)	0.173* (0.082)	1.013*** (0.273)	3.117** (1.103)
2023	0.188 (0.140)	0.205 (0.154)	0.343*** (0.068)	0.168* (0.082)	1.059*** (0.277)	4.359*** (1.075)
Public adm.	−0.020 (0.151)	−0.241 (0.141)	0.015 (0.059)	−0.214* (0.086)	0.144 (0.171)	−0.409 (0.668)
Sales (ln of 1,000 EUR)	0.068* (0.033)	−0.013 (0.025)	0.037*** (0.010)	0.044*** (0.012)	0.100* (0.039)	0.264** (0.088)
Employees (1,000)	−0.008 (0.013)	−0.014 (0.012)	0.002 (0.003)	−0.001 (0.003)	0.003 (0.010)	−0.041 (0.028)
Constant	−1.252** (0.405)	−0.648* (0.315)	0.884*** (0.129)	0.414** (0.160)	−3.263*** (0.534)	−8.107*** (1.487)
Theme predictors
Digitalization	0.157** (0.051)	n/a	0.033 (0.021)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sustainability	−0.019 (0.028)	n/a	−0.029 (0.016)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Business partner tasks	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.145** (0.051)	−0.071 (0.136)
Traditional tasks	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.012 (0.013)	−0.096 (0.050)
Wald chi²(10) /Wald chi²(12)	36.55	17.25	93.35	55.38	98.34	65.67
Prob > chi²	0.000	0.069	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Pseudo R²	0.020	0.008	0.024	0.017	0.053	0.156
Observations	3,599	3,599	3,599	3,599	3,599	3,599

Note(s): Firm-clustered standard errors reported in parentheses; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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