Table 2

Definitions of variables

VariableDefinition
Green R&DNumber of green patent applications
ROAReturn on assets
ROEReturn on equity
WW indexWW = −0.091CF − 0.062DIV + 0.021TLTD − 0.044SIZE + 0.102ISG − 0.035SG Where CF is the ratio of cash flow to total assets, DIV is an indicator that takes the value of 1 if the firm pays cash dividends, TLTD is the ratio of the long-term debt to total assets, SIZE is the natural log of total assets, ISG and SG are the sales growth of industry and firm, respectively
Channel power structureRatio of supplier's largest customer's sales to supplier's overall sales (%)
Debt financing costRatio of interest expense to total liabilities

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