We present robust international evidence that managerial social capital is a significant
determinant of dividend policy worldwide. Our analysis reveals that social capital mitigates …

We investigate the effect of corporate executives' connections with financial media on
analyst forecast optimism. Some studies document that managers use their connections to …

This paper examines whether state ownership and political connections affect the
relationship between customer concentration and cash holdings for Chinese listed …

This study investigates the impact of dividend smoothing on bond spreads, using data on
Japanese bond-issuing firms. The regression results show that, although dividend …

We empirically investigate the relation between the quality of corporate governance and the
propensity of executives to offer investors guidance on firm strategy. Using a hand-collected …

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Aggarwal, R., & Goodell, JW (2014). Cross-national differences in access to finance …

The study analyzes the impact of ownership structure on dividend smoothing via the lens of
agency and information asymmetry theory. The study also investigates the impact of …

The study explores the effect of financial transparency on dividend smoothing behavior. We
analytically show that dividend smoothing should increase when shareholders cannot …

This study examines the relationship between innovation and dividend smoothing using
cross-sectional analysis. We document that more innovative firms tend to have a higher …

Purpose–The current study seeks to examine the impact of peer firms (PF) on dividend
smoothing (DS). Additionally, the study investigates how the information environment (IE) …