This study systematically reviews the dividend policy literature, combining quantitative and
qualitative techniques. We screened a sample of 270 articles retrieved from the Scopus …

This study seeks to shed light on the effect of star CEOs on the environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) performance of Chinese firms. Relying on the theoretical perspective of …

We examine the role of carbon risk in dividend policy, and how its effect varies between
imputation (paying franked dividends) and classical (paying unfranked dividends) tax …

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of corporate governance and ownership
structure on the relationship of corporate sustainability performance and dividend policy by …

In this paper, we expand the value-added intellectual coefficient (VAIC) model by
constructing a comprehensive financial capital (FC) component. Human capital efficiency is …

In this article, we aim to study the impact on dividends policy of gender diversity on the board
of directors (hereinafter BD). We hypothesize that the proportion of women directors, the …

This study examines the impact of top-management compensation on the survival likelihood
of publicly listed firms in the tourism and leisure sector, and the mediating effect of profit …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether and how corporate social
responsibility (CSR) performance contributes to shape firms' payout policy. In particular, it …

Using a large sample of Chinese listed industrial firms from 2009 to 2019, this study
investigates the effect of firm-level carbon risk on dividend policy. We find that carbon risk …

In this paper, we study the effects of CEOs option incentives on firms' payout and investment
policies. On the company's payout side, we find strong evidence that high CEO option …