Table 8

Effect of female management on firm performance (dependent variable: firm growth)

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
OLS model ASO – Number of female managersOLS model innov. startups – Number of female managersOLS model ASO and innov. startups – Number of female managersOLS model ASO – Critical MassOLS model innov. startups – Critical MassOLS model ASO and innov. startups – Critical MassOLS model ASO – All-female managementOLS model innov. startups – All-female managementOLS model ASO and innov. startups – All-female management
Number of Female managers−0.432***0.1360.088      
(0.112)(0.092)(0.088)      
Critical Mass   −2.064***1.389**1.204*   
   (0.438)(0.663)(0.646)   
Wholly female management      −1.004**0.8660.750
      (0.507)(0.684)(0.688)
Spin-off  −0.471  −0.576  −0.543
  (0.392)  (0.372)  (0.366)
N. of female managers × Spinoff  −0.297**      
  (0.136)      
Critical Mass × Spinoff     −2.464***   
     (0.714)   
Wholly female management × Spinoff        −1.538*
        (0.848)
Age−2.968***−2.608***−2.861***−2.932***−2.605***−2.852***−2.892***−2.627***−2.850***
(0.394)(0.217)(0.188)(0.393)(0.216)(0.188)(0.394)(0.217)(0.188)
Size−0.087−0.988***−0.673***−0.139−0.986***−0.681***−0.167−0.950***−0.670***
(0.170)(0.148)(0.110)(0.172)(0.147)(0.110)(0.172)(0.147)(0.110)
Tangibility−125.052***−0.222−0.172−126.298***−0.229−0.167−127.122***−0.262−0.169
(48.487)(1.001)(0.988)(48.619)(1.002)(0.988)(48.621)(1.002)(0.988)
Profitability−0.448−5.571***−2.781***−0.461−5.573***−2.787***−0.440−5.602***−2.791***
(0.620)(0.917)(0.535)(0.620)(0.917)(0.535)(0.620)(0.921)(0.536)
Debt−0.0870.315***0.185***−0.0910.311***0.178***−0.0950.333***0.188***
(0.067)(0.040)(0.036)(0.067)(0.041)(0.036)(0.067)(0.040)(0.036)
Cash Holdings21.7594.040***3.701***20.4574.057***3.711***19.9654.078***3.709***
(18.900)(0.949)(0.933)(18.871)(0.948)(0.934)(18.866)(0.949)(0.935)
Foreign management2.019*−0.8612.722***1.815−1.3282.602**1.6990.0172.479**
(1.142)(0.859)(1.047)(1.129)(0.902)(1.036)(1.125)(0.620)(1.029)
Venture Capital2.125−1.088*−0.3631.946−1.060*−0.3571.732−1.021*−0.322
(2.239)(0.614)(0.570)(2.251)(0.616)(0.571)(2.226)(0.614)(0.568)
R20.0200.0570.0400.0200.0570.0400.0200.0570.040
Observations10,38619,27229,65810,38619,27229,65810,38619,27229,658

Note(s): Results are based on pooled regressions. Year and industry fixed effect are included. Robust standard errors are reported in brackets. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10

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