... to share repurchase probability, completion rates and the long-term performance following the repurchase announcements and how insider share collateral affects the above associations. Findings The results show that insider share ownership is negatively associated with the probability of announcing...

...Reuben Segara; Jin Young Yang Purpose This study investigates the valuation motive for increasing share repurchases: the authors analyze the trading dynamics between short sellers, institutional investors and the firm itself around share repurchases. Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Adam Y.C. Lei; Huihua Li; Jin Yu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the dividend payments and share repurchases of dual-class firms that have both their superior voting shares and inferior voting shares publicly traded. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses matched dual...

... conditions on repurchasing activity. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs pooled Tobit and probit models for a sample of 982 US firms for the period 2006 through 2015 and separates the roles of voting control and managerial control on influencing share repurchase decisions. Findings...

...John Rozycki; Inchul Suh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the short-term and long-term wealth effects of two share repurchase motivations. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a multi-period numerical model and a Monte Carlo simulation. The Monte Carlo simulation...

... payment or share repurchases). Additionally, it examines the moderating role of CSR performance in the relationship between dividends and share repurchases. Design/methodology/approach Using 397 European companies listed in the STOXX Europe 600 over the period from 2009 to 2014, the authors employ...

... is different for dividends and repurchases as well as for firms with differing levels of cash flows. As market uncertainty increases, firms with low cash flow levels tighten dividend policy to conserve cash while firms with high cash flow levels become opportunistic through the use of share repurchases...