In the twenty-first Century, in the company finance, dividend policy is one important factor that can affect the investors to decide whether to provide funds for the company or not. As one of the important ways for the distribution of the firm’s profit, cash dividend can become an effective way for investors who try to obtain the return on their investment. Moreover, shareholders can supervise the companies that are listed on the market to fulfill the obligation through the dividends that the companies have paid and it also can facilitate the securities market to have the healthy development [1]. Therefore, the firms need deliberate over many aspects when they make the dividend policy decision. It is necessary for the companies to analyze the main influencing factors of the cash dividend.
Yan, Zhishan
Supervisors: Asteriou, D
Faculty of Business
Year: 2017
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