Regression results: firm fixed effects and PSM methods
| Variables | Complexity1 | Complexity2 | Complexity3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef | t-stat | Coef | t-stat | Coef | t-stat | |
| Panel A: firm fixed effects | ||||||
| CEOOC | 0.459** | 1.976 | −0.197** | −2.376 | 0.346** | 2.390 |
| Intercept | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| YEAR_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| IND_FE | No | No | No | |||
| FIRM_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Adj_R2 | 0.459 | 0.445 | 0.376 | |||
| F | 4.240*** | 4.065*** | 3.298*** | |||
| Observations | 1,445 | 1,445 | 1,445 | |||
| Panel B: propensity score matching | ||||||
| CEOOC | 0.502*** | 2.970 | 0.366*** | 3.041 | 0.102** | 2.430 |
| CEOTen | 0.049** | 1.785 | 0.035 | 1.790 | 0.035 | 1.034 |
| CEOFinExpt | −0.320 | −1.319 | −0.240 | −1.390 | −0.182 | −0.612 |
| BInd | 0.642 | 1.492 | 0.401 | 1.313 | 0.898* | 1.712 |
| BFinExpt | 0.264 | 0.477 | 0.170 | 0.434 | −0.118 | −0.175 |
| InstOwn | 1.154** | 2.251 | 0.804** | 2.206 | 0.962 | 1.538 |
| Size | 0.183*** | 2.694 | 0.126*** | 2.645 | 0.186** | 2.233 |
| ROA | −0.670 | −0.948 | −0.375 | −0.746 | 0.739 | 0.857 |
| Accruals | 0.295 | 0.549 | 0.209 | 0.545 | −0.022 | −0.033 |
| Loss | −0.276 | −0.787 | −0.162 | −0.649 | −0.216 | −0.506 |
| SalesG | −0.075 | −0.425 | −0.044 | −0.351 | −0.193 | −0.897 |
| MTB | 0.043 | 1.044 | 0.031 | 1.077 | 0.037 | 0.738 |
| LnAge | −0.189 | −0.791 | −0.151 | −0.886 | 0.024 | 0.082 |
| ForeignS | 0.564*** | 2.637 | 0.397*** | 2.614 | 0.476* | 1.824 |
| Segment | 0.219 | 1.136 | 0.177 | 1.290 | 0.086 | 0.367 |
| Intercept | 10.171*** | 6.875 | 12.909*** | 12.276 | 8.039*** | 4.453 |
| Controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| YEAR_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| IND_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Adj_R2 | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.094 | |||
| F | 2.494*** | 2.490*** | 1.950*** | |||
| Observations | 530 | 530 | 530 | |||
| Variables | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef | Coef | Coef | ||||
| 0.459** | 1.976 | −0.197** | −2.376 | 0.346** | 2.390 | |
| Intercept | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| YEAR_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| IND_FE | No | No | No | |||
| FIRM_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Adj_ | 0.459 | 0.445 | 0.376 | |||
| F | 4.240*** | 4.065*** | 3.298*** | |||
| Observations | 1,445 | 1,445 | 1,445 | |||
| 0.502*** | 2.970 | 0.366*** | 3.041 | 0.102** | 2.430 | |
| 0.049** | 1.785 | 0.035 | 1.790 | 0.035 | 1.034 | |
| −0.320 | −1.319 | −0.240 | −1.390 | −0.182 | −0.612 | |
| 0.642 | 1.492 | 0.401 | 1.313 | 0.898* | 1.712 | |
| 0.264 | 0.477 | 0.170 | 0.434 | −0.118 | −0.175 | |
| 1.154** | 2.251 | 0.804** | 2.206 | 0.962 | 1.538 | |
| 0.183*** | 2.694 | 0.126*** | 2.645 | 0.186** | 2.233 | |
| −0.670 | −0.948 | −0.375 | −0.746 | 0.739 | 0.857 | |
| 0.295 | 0.549 | 0.209 | 0.545 | −0.022 | −0.033 | |
| −0.276 | −0.787 | −0.162 | −0.649 | −0.216 | −0.506 | |
| −0.075 | −0.425 | −0.044 | −0.351 | −0.193 | −0.897 | |
| 0.043 | 1.044 | 0.031 | 1.077 | 0.037 | 0.738 | |
| −0.189 | −0.791 | −0.151 | −0.886 | 0.024 | 0.082 | |
| 0.564*** | 2.637 | 0.397*** | 2.614 | 0.476* | 1.824 | |
| 0.219 | 1.136 | 0.177 | 1.290 | 0.086 | 0.367 | |
| 10.171*** | 6.875 | 12.909*** | 12.276 | 8.039*** | 4.453 | |
| Controls | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| YEAR_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| IND_FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Adj_ | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.094 | |||
| F | 2.494*** | 2.490*** | 1.950*** | |||
| Observations | 530 | 530 | 530 | |||
Note(s): Statistical significance is denoted by *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01. Variables are as defined in Appendix 2
Source(s): Author’s own creation
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