This paper investigates the determinants of dividend policies for firms listed on Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC …) country stock exchanges. This is a case study of emerging stock exchanges, where the determinants of dividend policy have …, growth opportunity, business risk, and firm profitability on dividend payout ratios. The results suggest that the main …

We investigate the persistence of the dividend policy following the initial public offering (IPO) in non-financial Gulf … firms maintain a persistent dividend policy from their IPO year onwards, consistent with the imprinting theory rather than … ability to maintain a persistent dividend policy. The results also indicate that the persistence of dividend policy is …

We investigate the persistence of the dividend policy following the initial public offering (IPO) in non-financial Gulf … firms maintain a persistent dividend policy from their IPO year onwards. consistent with the imprinting theory rather than … ability to maintain a persistent dividend policy. The results also indicate that the persistence of dividend policy is …