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Maria Cristina Morariu<br />

ATO = Turnover/Total Assets =Ln_Sales/Ln_TotalAssets<br />

ROE = Net Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>it/Shareholders’ Equity = Ln_NetPr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>it/Ln_Equity<br />

3.2.2 Independent variables<br />

The literature review revealed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> VAIC as both a dependent and an independent variable. It<br />

will be included in this study as independent variable, in order to test <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> extent to which it may be<br />

related to a company’s performance. Using <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> VAICTM method measures, three coefficients were<br />

selected to measure <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> independent variables under c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>:<br />

(1) VAHU: Value added human capital coefficient<br />

VAHU = VA/HC;<br />

VA = OUT – INPUT = Ln_Sales – Ln_Input<br />

HC = all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> expenditures for employees (total salaries and wages) = Ln_HC<br />

(2) SCVA: Value added structural capital coefficient<br />

SCVA = SC/VA;<br />

SC = Ln_VA – Ln_HC;<br />

VAIN: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> value added IC coefficient<br />

VAIN = Ln_VAHU + Ln_SCVA<br />

(3) VACA: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> value added capital employed coefficient<br />

VACA = VA/CA<br />

CA = book value <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> net assets (or equity) = Ln_Equity<br />

In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end, VAIC = VAHU + SCVA + VACA<br />

3.2.3 C<strong>on</strong>trol variables<br />

In c<strong>on</strong>ducting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> multiple regressi<strong>on</strong> analysis, two c<strong>on</strong>trol variables (firm size and industry type) are<br />

generally included. Proxy measures are briefly described as follows:<br />

1. Size <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Firm (Ln_Sales) = natural logarithm <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> total sales;<br />

2. Industry Type: dummy variable representing 2 major industries: KI and TI<br />

3.3 Regressi<strong>on</strong> models<br />

Six regressi<strong>on</strong> models were used to investigate our 12 hypo<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ses. The first three models investigate<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> associati<strong>on</strong> between VAIC and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> three dependent variables; <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> remaining three models<br />

investigate <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> associati<strong>on</strong> between VAIC comp<strong>on</strong>ents and dependent variables.<br />

M1. MB = β1VAICTM + β2FSIZE + β3INDUSTRY<br />

M2. ATO = β1VAICTM + β2FSIZE + β3INDUSTRY<br />

M3. ROE = β1VAICTM+β2FSIZE+β3INDUSTRY<br />

M4. MB = β1VAHU+β2SCVA+β3VACA+β4FSIZE+β5INDUSTRY<br />

M5. ATO =β1VAHU+β2SCVA+β3VACA+β4FSIZE+β5INDUSTRY<br />

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