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Corporate board vigilance and insolvency risk: a mediated moderation model of debt maturity and fixed collaterals


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A conceptual model of the current study.
A conceptual model of the current study.

Results of hierarchical PCSE regression with non-duality as IV

Debt Maturity Insolvency Risk


Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 8
Control Variables
Size (SIZE) 0.00160 (0.003) 0.00224 (0.003) −0.93308*** (0.321) −1.02897*** (0.340) −1.09899*** (0.343) −0.96605*** (0.332) −0.97559*** (0.325) −1.10897*** (0.303)
Taxes (TAX) 0.00772 (0.005) 0.00769 (0.005) −0.16607 (0.193) −0.16175 (0.182) −0.40188 (0.367) −0.18751 (0.185) −0.54600 (0.421) −0.53800 (0.434)
Growth (FG) 0.04132 (0.023) 0.04205* (0.024) −0.34973 (0.500) −0.46025 (0.488) −1.77269* (0.999) −0.16476 (0.576) −1.53567* (0.860) −0.28125 (0.651)
Profitability (ROA) −0.00013 (0.000) −0.00011 (0.000) 0.36536*** (0.097) 0.36229*** (0.096) 0.36585*** (0.098) 0.33794*** (0.089) 0.30989*** (0.079) 0.30508*** (0.082)
Volatility of returns (σROA) −0.00289*** (0.000) −0.00280*** (0.000) −0.53881*** (0.342) −0.55181*** (0.096) −0.46419*** (0.093) −0.55673*** (0.087) −0.44523*** (0.072) −0.43472*** (0.0750
Liquidity (LIQ) −0.00035 (0.001) −0.00035 (0.001) 1.14943*** (0.035) 1.14839*** (0.034) 1.15940*** (0.041) 1.10864*** (0.034) 1.06987*** (0.024) 1.13018*** (0.041)

Independent Variable
Non–duality (NDU) 0.02763*** (0.006) 4.14921*** (1.497) 5.01171*** (1.747) 3.58257** (1.508) 3.98121*** (1.641) 3.77374** (1.465)

Mediator
Debt Maturity (DMR) 31.20601*** (6.960) 42.07174*** (8.680) 134.6859*** (21.667)
Fixed Collateral (FC) −11.74894*** (4.09) −27.59376*** (4.556) 0.16597 (2.589)

Moderator
DM*FC −140.6002*** (21.716)
Year Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Industry Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
R2 0.24 0.24 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08
Prob>chi2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Results of hierarchical OLS regression with board independence as IV

Debt Maturity Insolvency Risk


Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 8
Control Variables
Size (SIZE) 0.00160 (0.003) −0.00022 (0.003) −0.93308 (1.373) −0.94319 (1.393) −0.93628 (1.390) −0.87341 (1.394) −0.77118 (1.388) −0.91159 (1.383)
Taxes (TAX) 0.00772 (0.011) 0.00958 (0.011) −0.16607 (4.654) −0.15579 (4.662) −0.45210 (4.651) −0.20001 (4.662) −0.66659 (4.642) −0.65639 (4.624)
Growth (FG) 0.04132*** (0.010) 0.03958*** (0.010) −0.34973 (4.157) −0.35935 4.164 −1.58314 (4.174) −0.04862 (4.172) −1.32004 (4.167) −0.07162 (4.166)
Profitability (ROA) −0.00013 (0.000) −0.00013 (0.000) 0.36536*** (0.131) 0.36533*** (0.131) 0.36963*** (0.131) 0.33940** (0.133) 0.31087** (0.132) 0.30597** (0.132)
Volatility of returns (σROA) −0.00289*** (0.001) −0.00302*** (0.001) −0.53881*** (0.201) −0.53956*** (0.202) −0.44588** (0.204) −0.54528*** (0.202) −0.42396** (0.204) −0.41421** (0.203)
Liquidity (LIQ) −0.00035 (0.001) −0.00038 (0.001) 1.14943*** (0.202) 1.14930*** (0.202) 1.16113*** (0.202) 1.10768*** (0.205) 1.06866*** (0.205) 1.12913*** (0.205)

Independent Variable
Board Independence (BI) 0.07101*** (0.022) 0.39269 (9.045) −1.80295 (9.052) −0.28789 (9.061) −4.21389 (9.084) −4.14236 (9.048)

Mediator
Debt Maturity (DMR) 30.91784*** (10.630) 42.55229*** (11.548) 135.3171*** (29.115)
Fixed Collateral (FC) −12.32151 (10.381) −28.694** (11.249) −0.84991 (13.784)

Moderator
DM*FC −140.8334*** (40.606)
Year Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Industry Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
R2 0.24 0.25 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08
Adjusted R2 0.23 0.23 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.06
F stat 19.29*** 19.01*** 3.75*** 3.59*** 3.81*** 3.51*** 3.92*** 4.25***

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Sector Total Firms Selected Firms Percentage
1 Textile 136 101 74.26%
2 Sugar 30 23 76.67%
3 Food Sector 16 11 68.75%
4 Chemical & Pharmaceuticals 43 34 79.07%
5 Manufacturing 31 25 80.65%
6 Mineral Products 09 05 55.56%
7 Cement Sector 17 17 100%
8 Motor Vehicles, Trailers & Autoparts 18 18 100%
9 Fuel & Energy Sector 22 14 63.64%
10 Information & Communication 11 10 90.91%
11 Coke & Refined Petroleum Products 10 09 90%
12 Paper, Paperboard & Products 09 07 77.78%
13 Electrical machinery & Apparatus 07 05 71.43%
14 Other Services Activities 10 05 50%
Total 369 284 76.96%

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Variable Notation Measurement Unit
1 Insolvency risk IR Measured through emergent market Z-score proposed by Altman (2005). Ratio
2 Non-duality NDU A binary variable that assumes value ‘0’ in case of CEO duality and ‘1’ otherwise. Binary
3 Board Independence BI Ratio of independent & non-executive directors to total directors. Ratio
4 Debt Maturity DMR Ratio of long term debt to total debt. Ratio
5 Fixed Collaterals FC Ratio of fixed assets to total assets. Ratio
6 Size SIZE Natural log of value of total assets in each financial year. Number
7 Taxes TAX Natural log of value of total taxes in each financial year. Number
8 Firm Growth FG Rate of growth in firm's total assets. Ratio
9 Profitability ROA Net profit (loss) scaled by total assets. Ratio
10 Volatility of returns σROA Standard deviation of return on assets for last five years. Ratio
11 Liquidity LIQ Ratio of current assets to current liabilities. Ratio

Summarized Results

Paths Indirect Path Direct Path Mediation Moderation


Path A Path B Path C
OLS regression
1 NDU-DMR*FC-IR −0.02763* (0.014) 134.6859*** (29.084) 3.77374 (5.771) Full Mediation Negative Moderation
2 BI-DMR*FC-IR 0.07101*** (0.022) 135.3171*** (29.115) −4.14236 (9.048) Full Mediation Negative Moderation

PCSE regression
3 NDU-DMR*FC-IR 0.02763*** (0.006) 134.6859*** (21.667) 3.77374** (1.465) Partial Mediation Negative Moderation
4 BI-DMR*FC-IR 0.07101*** (0.021) 135.3171*** (21.898) −4.14236 (4.648) Full Mediation Negative Moderation

Results of hierarchical PCSE regression with board independence as IV

Debt Maturity Insolvency Risk


Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 8
Control Variables
Size (SIZE) 0.00160 (0.003) −0.00022 (0.003) −0.93308*** (0.321) −0.94319** (0.391) −0.93628** (0.374) −0.87341** (0.384) −0.77118** (0.340) −0.91159*** (0.321)
Taxes (TAX) 0.00772 (0.005) 0.00958 (0.006) −0.16607 (0.193) −0.15579 (0.204) −0.45210 (0.370) −0.20001 (0.225) −0.66659 (0.463) −0.65639 (0.451)
Growth (FG) 0.04132* (0.023) 0.03958* (0.022) −0.34973 (0.500) −0.35935 (0.502) −1.58314* (0.922) −0.04862 (0.600) −1.32004* (0.767) −0.07162 (0.663)
Profitability (ROA) −0.00013 (0.000) −0.00013 (0.000) 0.36536*** (0.097) 0.36533*** (0.097) 0.36963*** (0.099) 0.33940*** (0.089) 0.31087*** (0.079) 0.30597*** (0.082)
Volatility of returns (σROA) −0.00289*** (0.000) −0.00302*** (0.000) −0.53881*** (0.096) −0.53956*** (0.099) −0.44588*** (0.097) −0.54528*** (0.089) −0.42396*** (0.075) −0.41421*** (0.079)
Liquidity (LIQ) −0.00035 (0.001) −0.00038 (0.001) 1.14943*** (0.035) 1.14930*** (0.035) 1.16113*** (0.043) 1.10768*** (0.033) 1.06866*** (0.022) 1.12913*** (0.041)

Independent Variable
Board Independence (BI) 0.07101*** (0.021) 0.39269 (4.675) −1.80295 (4.723) −0.28779 (4.805) −4.21389 (4.967) −4.14236 (4.648)

Mediator
Debt Maturity (DMR) 30.91784*** (6.871) 42.55229*** (8.859) 135.3171*** (21.898)
Fixed Collateral (FC) −12.32152*** (4.235) −28.69400*** (5.015) −0.84991 (2.689)

Moderator
DM*FC −140.8334*** (21.898)
Year Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Industry Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
R2 0.24 0.25 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08
Prob>chi2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

Mean, Standard Deviation and Correlations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1) Insolvency Risk (IR) 1
2) Board Independence (BI) 0.0017 1
3) Non-duality (NDU) 0.0262 0.1321* 1
4) Debt Maturity (DMR) 0.0390 0.0163 −0.0642* 1
5) Fixed Collaterals (FC) −0.0832* −0.1496* −0.1127* −0.4745* 1
6) Size (SIZE) −0.0092 0.2247* 0.1168* 0.0590* 0.0021 1
7) Taxes (TAX) 0.0035 −0.0509 0.0046 0.0112 −0.0224 0.0354 1
8) Growth (FG) −0.0030 0.0475 0.0420 0.0948* 0.0361 0.0174 0.0086 1
9) Profitability (ROA) 0.0897* 0.0622* 0.0800* −0.0265 −0.1993* 0.2091* 0.0434 0.443 1
10) Volatility of returns (σROA)) −0.0598* 0.0200 0.0524* −0.1519* −0.0369 −0.2670* 0.0046 0.0018 0.0305 1
11) Liquidity (LIQ) 0.1498* 0.0111 0.0115 −0.0407 −0.1809* −0.1223* 0.0040 −0.0090 0.0349 0.0543* 1
X 9.96 2.64 0.27 0.55 15.29 16.41 0.09 4.04 7.66 2.12
σ 76.86 0.24 0.21 0.22 1.76 0.43 0.48 16.23 10.44 10.08
N 1420 1420 1420 1420 1420 1420 1420 1420 1420 1420 1420

Results of hierarchical OLS regression with non-duality as IV

Debt Maturity Insolvency Risk


Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 8
Control Variables
Size (SIZE) 0.00160 (0.003) 0.00224 (0.003) −0.93308 (1.374) −1.02897 (1.380) −1.09899 (1.376) −0.96605 (1.381) −0.97568 (1.375) −1.10897 (1.370)
Taxes (TAX) 0.00772 (0.011) 0.00769 (0.011) −0.16607 (4.654) −0.16175 (4.655) −0.40188 (4.643) −0.18751 (4.655) −0.54600 (4.635) −0.53800 (4.617)
Growth (FG) 0.04132*** (0.010) 0.04205*** (0.010) −0.34973 (4.157) −0.46025 (4.160) −1.77269 (4.173) −0.16476 (4.168) −1.53567 (4.166) −0.28125 (4.166)
Profitability (ROA) −0.00013 (0.000) −0.00011 (0.000) 0.36536*** (0.131) 0.36229*** (0.131) 0.36585*** (0.131) 0.33794** (0.133) 0.30989** (0.132) 0.30508** (0.132)
Volatility of returns (σROA) −0.00289*** (0.001) −0.00280*** (0.001) −0.53881*** (0.201) −0.55181*** (0.202) −0.46419** (0.204) −0.55673*** (0.202) −0.44523** (0.203) −0.43472** (0.203)
Liquidity (LIQ) −0.00035 (0.001) −0.00035 (0.001) 1.14943*** (0.202) 1.14839*** (0.202) 1.15940*** (0.202) 1.10864*** (0.205) 1.06987*** (0.205) 1.13018*** (0.205)

Independent Variable
Non-duality (NDU) −0.02763* (0.014) 4.14921 (5.797) 5.01171 (5.789) 3.58257 (5.818) 3.98121 (5.794) 3.77374 (5.771)

Mediator
Debt Maturity (DMR) 31.20601*** (10.604) 42.07174*** (11.469) 134.6859*** (29.084)
Fixed Collateral (FC) −11.74894 (10.398) −27.59376** (11.217) 0.16597 (13.751)

Moderator
DM*FC −140.6002*** (40.604)
Year Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Industry Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
R2 0.24 0.24 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08
Adjusted R2 0.23 0.23 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.06
F stat 19.29*** 18.67*** 3.75*** 3.61*** 3.84*** 3.52*** 3.93*** 4.26***