Indian corporate firms over the period 1994-2000. We explain the differences in the dividend payout behavior of the firms … with the help of firm’s financial structure, investments opportunities, dividend history, earnings trend, and the ownership …

's dividend policy. When dividend-averse individuals collectively hold a majority stake in a dispersed ownership structure, a … dividend-seeking blockholder might be compelled to propose lower dividends than the tax-optimum to dominate the zero-dividend …

Indian corporate firms over the period 1994–2000. We explain the differences in the dividend payout behaviour of the firms … with the help of firms' financial structure, investment opportunities, dividend history, earnings trend and the ownership … its squares. We find no evidence in favour of an association between foreign ownership and dividend payout growth. …

This research aims to test dividend signaling theory in an Indonesian capital market. Signaling theory states that … dividend policy has information content that can influence to share price. Examination of theory of signaling is related to … research phenomena in other countries indicating that by percentage there is degradation of company which is pay dividend and …

The study demonstrates that much of the existing theoretical literature on dividend policy can be applied to the … study finds similarities in the determinants of dividend policy in African firms with those in most developed economies. In … particular, agency costs are found to be the most dominant determinant of dividend policy among African firms. The finding is non …

corporate governance in determining corporate dividend policy. We find that, while all three variables play a significant role … in determining both the likelihood and the dividend amount, the effect of country-level creditor rights dominate. In … shareholders, exert the greatest influence over corporate dividend policy. …