...Mohammed Amine Rharbi; Sami Ben Larbi; Nicolas Aubert Purpose Based on a theoretical framework that favors catering theory, this paper aims to determine whether French companies respond to investor demand and preference for share repurchases and dividend payments. Design/methodology/approach...

...Saima Karim; Muhammad Ilyas Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of foreign institutional investors (FII) on the contribution of cash and dividend to firm's value in the context of Japan. Design/methodology/approach This study used a sample of 1,929 nonfinancial firms...

...Abhinav Kumar Rajverma; Arun Kumar Misra; Sabyasachi Mohapatra; Abhijeet Chandra Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of ownership structure and dividend payouts over firm’s profitability, valuation and idiosyncratic risk. The authors further investigate if corporate...

...Surendranath R. Jory; Thanh Ngo; Hamid Sakaki Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the link between institutional ownership stability and dividend payout ratio. Design/methodology/approach First, the authors estimate the propensity of a firm to pay dividend. Next...