Corporate Transparency As An Investor Protection Tool: Evidence From Russia
Table 4:
| Y = Market-to-book ratio | |||
| Hypotheses | Results | ||
| H1 Corporate transparency level | +⟶ | As value driver | Not rejected(p<0.1) |
| H2 State ownership | -⟶ | As value driver | Rejected |
| H3 Capital structure (financial leverage) | +⟶ | As value driver | Not rejected(p<0.01) |
| H4 Foreign ownership | +⟶ | As value driver | Rejected (p<0.1) |
| H5 Number of independent board members | +⟶ | As value driver | Rejected |
| H6 Company age | +⟶ | As value driver | Not rejected(p<0.01) |
| H7 Number of board members | +⟶ | As value driver | Rejected (p<0.1) |
