This study examines the extent to which agency-based models and asymmetric information
theories explain dividend smoothing around the world. Tests on a cross-section of more than …

The present study endeavours to perform a systematic review of the literature related to the
impact of corporate governance on dividend policy in the last two decades. This study uses …

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 …

This article examines the nexus between corporate social responsibility disclosures (CSRD)
and dividend payout decisions in the context of emerging markets. Using hand-collected …

Organization capital represents the stock of knowledge, capabilities, culture, and business
processes, and systems that integrate human skills with physical capital to enhance …

We investigate the role of CEO power and government monitoring on bank dividend policy
for a sample of 109 European listed banks for the period 2005–2013. We employ three main …

This paper examines whether the Islamic law (Shariah), corporate governance and growth
opportunities affect dividend policy. Using a sample of 2125 firm-years for companies listed …

In this paper, we assess which firm-characteristics are associated with a firm's decision to
announce a share repurchase programme in a cross-country framework. In the models, we …

Purpose Given the importance of both research and development (R&D) investments and
dividend policy in the growth of firms, this paper examines the moderating effects of investor …

We analyze a uniquely constructed data set of open market share repurchases across a
sample of European firms. We find that the announcement date market reaction is lower than …