D¡ez Esteban; Jos‚ Mar¡a; L¢pez de Foronda … - Programa Interuniversitario de Doctorado en Nuevas … - 2001
The majority of managers set themselves some long-term coefficient-objective for the distribution of dividends in relation to the profits of the period (target payout ratio). But they do not mechanically apply this ratio to each year?s profits as they try to avoid brusque fluctuations which...