Multiple regression results
| Use of external accountant (CPE) for advising tasks | Firm performance | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||||||||||
| Variable | b | ß | SE | p | b | ß | SE | P | b | ß | SE | p | b | ß | SE | p |
| Intercept | −0.60 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.000 | −0.02 | −0.09 | 0.09 | 0.292 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.000 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.000 |
| Controls | ||||||||||||||||
| Perceived competency of CPA in basic accounting tasks | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.118 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.113 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.148 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.470 |
| Perceived competency of CPA in advising tasks | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.752 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.600 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.090 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.153 |
| Use of other external advisors | 0.44 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.019 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.018 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.326 | −0.02 | −0.01 | 0.09 | 0.886 |
| Main effects | ||||||||||||||||
| Family involvement in management | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.020 | −0.19 | −0.19 | 0.20 | 0.342 | ||||||||
| Foreign trade exposure | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.048 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.128 | ||||||||
| Use of internal accountant for basic tasks | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.000 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.315 | ||||||||
| Use of external accountant (CPA) for advising tasks | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 0.000 | ||||||||||||
| Interaction effect | ||||||||||||||||
| Family involvement in management × Use of internal accountant for basic tasks | 0.01 | 0.56 | 0.01 | 0.027 | ||||||||||||
| ∆R2 | 0.03 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||
| ∆F | 5.04 | 0.027 | 23.95 | 0.000 | ||||||||||||
| R2 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted R2 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.08 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
| Model F | 10.04 | 0.000 | 9.68 | 0.000 | 3.12 | 0.018 | 7.87 | 0.000 | ||||||||
| Use of external accountant (CPE) for advising tasks | Firm performance | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||||||||||
| Variable | b | ß | SE | b | ß | SE | b | ß | SE | b | ß | SE | ||||
| Intercept | −0.60 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.000 | −0.02 | −0.09 | 0.09 | 0.292 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.000 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.000 |
| Perceived competency of CPA in basic accounting tasks | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.118 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.113 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.148 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.470 |
| Perceived competency of CPA in advising tasks | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.752 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.600 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.090 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.153 |
| Use of other external advisors | 0.44 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.019 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.018 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.326 | −0.02 | −0.01 | 0.09 | 0.886 |
| Family involvement in management | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.020 | −0.19 | −0.19 | 0.20 | 0.342 | ||||||||
| Foreign trade exposure | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.048 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.128 | ||||||||
| Use of internal accountant for basic tasks | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.000 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.315 | ||||||||
| Use of external accountant (CPA) for advising tasks | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 0.000 | ||||||||||||
| Family involvement in management | 0.01 | 0.56 | 0.01 | 0.027 | ||||||||||||
| ∆ | 0.03 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||
| ∆ | 5.04 | 0.027 | 23.95 | 0.000 | ||||||||||||
| 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.29 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.08 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
| Model | 10.04 | 0.000 | 9.68 | 0.000 | 3.12 | 0.018 | 7.87 | 0.000 | ||||||||
Note(s): N = 104
Source(s): Table created by authors
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