Essays about: "dividend policy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 64 essays containing the words dividend policy.

  1. 11. Stock Market Reactions to Dividend Initiations and Omissions: Evidence from Nasdaq Stockholm

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Felix Hansson; Jay Parekh; [2020]
    Keywords : Dividend policy; Dividend initiations; Dividend omissions; Stock market reactions; Nasdaq Stockholm;

    Abstract : This article examines the stock market reactions to dividend initiations and omissions, by studying excess returns for certain time periods. Consistent with prior literature, we find that the excess returns for omitting firms are significantly negative the year before and during the announcement. READ MORE

  3. 12. The impact of family ownership on dividend payout policy : An examination on the Swedish context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Wibom; Fanny Lundvall; [2020]
    Keywords : agency problems; control enhancing mechanisms; corporate governance; dividend payout policy; family firms; second largest blockholder;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership impacts firms’ dividend payout policies by examining firms publicly listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (OMX Stockholm) during the years 2013–2018 (1,363 firm-year observations). The investigation is made by performing multiple regression analyses including the dependent variable DIVIDEND PAYOUT. READ MORE

  4. 13. Family Ownership and Payout Policy : A Study of Ownership and Dividend Policies in Swedish Firms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adam Hultén; [2020]
    Keywords : Dividend Policy; Family Ownership; Family Firms; Controlling Blockholder; Active Family Member; Agency Theory;

    Abstract : Ownership structure is referenced as one of the key determinants of policy decisions and corporate governance of companies however suggested implications of different structures part in previous research. This study investigates the relationship between different ownership structures and dividend policy decisions taken by a firm and sets out to identify how family ownership in specific differs from other ownership structures. READ MORE

  5. 14. Research on How Managerial Overconfidence Impacts Cash Dividends Policy Case of the U.S. market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Yifei Yan; Qiwen Ni; [2019]
    Keywords : overconfidence; cash dividends; Tobit model; Logistics model; options; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to statistically analyze the impact of managerial overconfidence on cash dividends policy via fifty U.S. selected case firms during year 2008 to 2017. READ MORE

  6. 15. Does sustainability affect dividend policy? : A panel data study on Nordic firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Andreas Johansson; Alexander Fahlén; [2019]
    Keywords : Dividend policy; Dividend payout ratio; ESG; Sustainability; Agency theory; Signaling theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between corporate sustainability and dividend policy in the Nordic countries. In the field of finance, the importance of corporate sustainability is growing, particularly in the Nordic countries, which excel in global sustainability rankings. READ MORE