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Table 6

Differences between SA8000 decertified and certified firms

Variable	Median decertified (Group 2)	Median certified (Group 1)	p-value (Mann Whitney)	p-value (Fisher)	p-value (Chisq)
Development	0.69	0.58	0.010**
Economic openness	3.90	3.87	0.334
Munificence	41.90	35.95	0.130
Dynamism	3.70	2.24	0.001**
Competition	0.78	0.61	0.000***
Labour intensity	0.08	0.11	0.047*
Firm size	5.41	5.23	0.093
Financial performance	8.78	7.70	0.761
ISO 9001				0.763	0.800
ISO 14001				0.774	0.889
OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001				0.788	0.865
UNGC				0.106	0.121

Variable	Median decertified (Group 2)	Median certified (Group 1)	p-value (Mann Whitney)	p-value (Fisher)	p-value (Chisq)
Development	0.69	0.58	0.010**
Economic openness	3.90	3.87	0.334
Munificence	41.90	35.95	0.130
Dynamism	3.70	2.24	0.001**
Competition	0.78	0.61	0.000***
Labour intensity	0.08	0.11	0.047*
Firm size	5.41	5.23	0.093
Financial performance	8.78	7.70	0.761
ISO 9001				0.763	0.800
ISO 14001				0.774	0.889
OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001				0.788	0.865
UNGC				0.106	0.121

Note(s): *, ** and *** significant at 5, 1 and 0.1% levels, respectively

See Chapter 3.3 for a detailed description of the operationalization of each variable