Purpose -The purpose of this study is to examine dividend policies in an emerging capital market, in a country undergoing a transitional period. Design/methodology/approach -Using pooled cross-sectional observations from the top 50 listed Egyptian firms between 2003 and 2005, this study examines...

Purpose -This study seeks to provide valuable new insight into the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (TCIR) by a sample of Irish-listed companies. Design/methodology/approach - The authors apply an updated version of Abdelsalam et al. TCIR index to assess the timeliness of corporate...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the exchange rate exposure of UK non-financial companies from January 1981 to December 2001. Design/methodology/approach -The study employs different exchange rate measures and adopts an equally weighted exchange rate. The analyses are...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of firm size and foreign operations on the exchange rate exposure of UK non-financial companies from January 1981 to December 2001. Design/methodology/approach -The impact of the unexpected changes in exchange rates on firms’ stock...

Purpose -This study seeks to examine the key factors that affect the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (CIR) by the Egyptian listed corporations on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach - The authors use firm characteristics and corporate governance...