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) |