Research Article

The Complexity of Interaction between Executive Board Gender Diversity and Financial Performance: A Panel Analysis Approach Based on Random Effects

Table 7

Impact of executive board gender diversity on financial performance using panel data analysis (random-effects model).

ModelsM1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M9M10
Robustness tests: alternative measures of management board gender diversity and alternative measures for firm performance
Indep. VariablesComp indexFPindexROEROAEPSSOLROEROAEPSSOL

Proportion of female MN9.580.1790.0331.0911.81
Blau index6.270.1530.041.1037.62
Board size0.980.950.00730.0030.860.1250.0070.0030.860.09
Big4 R2.412.560.0870.021.83−0.510.090.021.83−0.466
GOV R−2.44−2.72−0.261−0.155−0.54−1.04−0.26−0.015−0.53−1.07
Industry dummy−12.45−0.097−0.00030.141−6.18−5.84
Constant51.1843.86−0.016−0.004−4.826.94−0.07−0.003−4.658.16
Observations513513513513513513513513513513
F-test3.563.122.582.337.035.322.852.778.912.52
S.E. of reg.19.9419.860.690.09712.5011.700.690.09612.5011.86
R20.330.320.240.220.360.490.030.026.550.24
Jarque–Bera test17.92 (0.00)29.79 (0.00)62.22 (0.00)13.56 (0.00)36.27 (0.00)39.68 (0.00)6.24 (0.00)13.24 (0.00)36.35 (0.00)45.39 (0.00)
Random-effects Lagrange multiplier test322.98 (0.000)422.37 (0.00)38.80 (0.00)81.55 (0.00)10.65 (0.00)101.43 (0.00)42.56 (0.00)89.30 (0.00)10.87 (0.00)102.71 (0.00)
Hausman test prob.0.1560.10430.66860.780.47320.30480.71730.54670.45080.2334

Residual cross-sectional dependence test
Breusch–Pagan LM test2960.32 (0.00)2877.62 (0.00)2891.22 (0.00)2558.86 (0.00)2871.20 (0.00)3382.34 (0.00)2931.91 (0.00)2575.12 (0.00)2911.89 (0.00)3222.52 (0.00)
Pesaran scaled LM test24.14 (0.00)22.68 (0.00)22.92 (0.00)17.02 (0.00)22.57 (0.00)31.61 (0.00)23.64 (0.00)17.33 (0.00)23.29 (0.00)27.78 (0.00)
Pesaran CD test−0.47 (0.66)−0.44 (065)−0.76 (0.44)0.61 (0.53)−0.48 (0.62)0.39 (0.69)−0.82 (0.41)0.75 (0.45)−0.49 (0.61)0.16 (0.86)
Panel cross-sectional heteroscedasticity LR test135.84 (0.00)149.41 (0.00)2403.84 (0.00)1006.06 (0.00)4696.61 (0.00)2140.25 (0.00)2409.62 (0.00)991.77 (0.00)4660) (0.00)2139.92 (0.00)

Note., , and mean statistically significant at 1%, 5%, and 10%; () represents the probability.