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 – 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...

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...

Purpose: To investigate (provide empirical testing) the effect of ownership structure on corporate dividend policies by top 50 Egyptian companies for the years 1998-2002Design/ methodology / approach: Two dependent variables representing dividend policies; dividend decision and dividend yield...