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1 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaCorresponding Author: E-mail: [email protected] IHEC, Tunisia, Email: [email protected] UQAM, Canada . Email: [email protected]
International Journal of Auditing and Accounting Studies1(2), 2019
Received: 23 August 2019
Revised: 30 November 2019
Accepted: 2 January 2020
Online: 15 January 2020
Keywords:sustainability assurance,assurance level,sustainability rating,Grenelle 2 law.
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3.1. Sample and data
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3.2. Model description
4.1. Descriptive Statistics
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Variable Measure
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4.2. Correlation matrix and Multi-Collinearity
4.3. Regression Analysis
Variable Minimum Maximum Mean Standard-Deviation
Variable Number Percentage (%)
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Number Percentage (%)
SECTOR TYP_P QUOT LABEL STAN SIZE PERF LEVE-ROVI ATION DARDS RAGEDER
Variable Collinearity
Tolerance VIF
Khi-2 df Significance
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GAP Percentage0 1
B SE Wald Df Sig Exp(B)
Significant:
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4.4. Research findings
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Variable Direction Sig
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