We examine the link between the intensity of product market competition and the dividend models of agency conflicts in an economy with weak investor protection (Taiwan). Product market competition can substitute for governance mechanisms. Our results show that the outcome agency model of...

Our study aims to isolate the negative tax effect of dividends from their positive signaling effect. We explore the market valuation of taxable stock dividends in Taiwan because management's voluntary taxation makes these dividends a reliable signal. We find that controlling shareholders'...

Based upon an examination of 987 ex-dividend events that took place on the Taiwan Stock Exchange between January 1992 and December 2006, we find that differential taxes are an important factor affecting share prices and the behavior of investors around the ex-dividend day. Ex-day price drop...

Using a unique, comprehensive data set from a survey on corporate governance practices among Korean listed firms, this paper shows that business group (chaebol) firms have overall stronger governance practices but weaker shareholder rights and lower dividend payout ratios than independent firms...

This study examines the relationship between controlling ownership and firm performance in Taiwan. We focus on whether external competition and internal governance alleviate the adverse impact of controlling ownership on firm performance and whether external governance dominates internal...

This study examines the determinants of a firm's decision to utilize a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRP”) and shareholder participation rates under the Australian dividend imputation regime over the period 1995–2009. A DRP enables managers to increase the dividend payout and distribute...