Agency Cost and Dividend Policy in Nigerian Non-Financial Quoted Firms

An Investigation into Effects of Dividend Policy on Financial Growth of Advertising Firms in Kenya

Effects of dividend policy on corporate financial growth, is a major concern of most entities. Whether dividends have an influence on the value of the firm, is an important question in dividend policy. This study aimed at investigating the effects of dividend policy on financial growth of media firms. The study was conducted in Nairobi at The Nation media Group Headquarters. Respondents were se...

Agency Problems, Product Market Competition and Dividend Policy in Japan

This study investigates whether product market competition reduces agency problems between controlling shareholders and minority shareholders in Japan. We study Japan because of its salient weakness in investor protection and the severity of agency conflicts. In a large sample of Japanese firms we find that Japanese firms in more competitive industries pay more dividends than firms in less comp...

Dividend Smoothing, Agency Costs, and Information Asymmetry: Lessons from the Dividend Policies of Private Firms

The effect of financial statements readability on the agency cost

The ambiguity in the readability of financial statements has led to a reduction in the ability of investors to analyze and understand financial information and can be a factor in modifying the agency cost. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of audit quality and the quality of internal controls in adjusting the relationship between the readability of financial statements and agency...

an investigation into effects of dividend policy on financial growth of advertising firms in kenya

effects of dividend policy on corporate financial growth, is a major concern of most entities. whether dividends have an influence on the value of the firm, is an important question in dividend policy. this study aimed at investigating the effects of dividend policy on financial growth of media firms. the study was conducted in nairobi at the nation media group headquarters. respondents were se...