Table 3.

VIF and Pearson correlations

VariablesVIF(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
(1) CSR controversies score1.000
(2) CSR incentives2.16−0.149***1.000
(3) Complexity2.01−0.153***0.094***1.000
(4) Munificence2.440.046***0.025**0.142***1.000
(5) Dynamism3.35−0.108***0.057***0.533***0.108***1.000
(6) CEO Duality1.250.058***−0.016−0.038***−0.021*−0.0091.000
(7) Log(board_size)2.020.243***0.158***0.156***0.032***0.100***0.048***1.000
(8) Sustainability committee1.990.257***0.240***0.114***0.037***0.072***−0.022**0.403***1.000
(9) Log(firm_age)3.060.383***0.209***0.154***0.029***0.056***0.102***0.442***0.444***1.000
(10) Log(employees)3.770.381***0.202***0.048***0.059***0.072***0.110***0.496***0.428***0.631***1.000
(11) Log(ROA)1.660.003−0.019*0.028**0.027**−0.0080.112***−0.024**0.0120.231***0.093***1.000
(12) Log(Tobin’s Q)3.10−0.067***−0.057***−0.038***−0.006−0.125***0.099***−0.218***−0.117***0.272***−0.146***0.558***1.000
(13) Log(leverage)1.41−0.132***−0.074***−0.038***−0.038***−0.125***−0.022**−0.256***−0.195***−0.138***−0.333***0.142***0.386***1.000
(14) CSR rating score2.690.303***0.318***0.109***0.035***0.059***−0.032***0.450***0.666***0.575***0.554***0.021*−0.067***−0.196***1.000
(15) Log(tangability)1.69−0.029***−0.067***−0.074***0.015−0.149***0.049***−0.078***−0.061***−0.124***0.106***0.239***0.257***0.129***−0.054***1.000
(16) Sales growth1.13−0.039***−0.063***0.017−0.004−0.018*−0.004−0.106***−0.111***−0.010−0.137***0.052***0.109***0.075***−0.144***−0.0061.000
Note(s):

This table presents correlations between the CSR controversies score, firm characteristics, and governance variables. VIF assess potential multicollinearity among independent variables *, ** and *** denote significance at the 10, 5 and 1% levels, respectively

Source(s): Author’s own creation

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