Numerous studies have explored the impact of information asymmetry on firms' dividend policies. These studies have … environment and dividend policy. Our paper, thus, tries to address this gap in current understanding by examining the connection … between asymmetric information and dividend payout policies and whether this connection is moderated by corporate governance …

inquiry for IPO companies is to investigate the board characteristics impact on dividend initiation. With use of the agency … dividend for IPO companies. However, multi-seats were found to have a negative and significant impact on the decision to … initiate dividend. But, CEO duality were found to be irrelevant to the decision of initiating dividend. …

.95. Executives sharing professional ties contribute to more accurate profit reporting at quantiles 0.05 and 0.10, whereas lower … quality is observed at quantiles 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75. Executives sharing educational ties contribute to more accurate profit …

identifies whether the board composition affects the dividend policy. Brazil and Chile have established mandatory dividends … and positive impact on the dividend policy of the firm. By contrast, COB-CEO duality has a negative effect. Thus, dividend …

This study analyzes the impact of directors belonging to several boards (multiple directorships) on the dividend policy …