04253nam 2200637Ia 450 991083056140332120230721021152.01-282-36848-697866123684861-118-25840-10-470-47120-4(CKB)1000000000747667(EBL)433797(OCoLC)428151454(SSID)ssj0000140294(PQKBManifestationID)11147770(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140294(PQKBWorkID)10052919(PQKB)11466273(MiAaPQ)EBC433797(EXLCZ)99100000000074766720081222d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDividends and dividend policy[electronic resource] /H. Kent BakerHoboken, NJ John Wileyc20091 online resource (555 p.)The Robert W. Kolb series in financeDescription based upon print version of record.0-470-45580-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Dividends and Dividend Policy; Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I: Dividends and Dividend Policy: History, Trends, and Determinants; CHAPTER 1: Dividends and Dividend Policy: An Overview; CHAPTER 2: The Historical Evolution of Dividends; CHAPTER 3: Trends in Dividends: Payers and Payouts; CHAPTER 4: Factors Influencing Dividends; CHAPTER 5: Cross-Country Determinants of Payout Policy: European Firms; PART II: Cash Dividends: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence; CHAPTER 6: Dividend Irrelevance Theory; CHAPTER 7: Residual Dividend Policy; CHAPTER 8: Taxes and Clientele EffectsCHAPTER 9: Agency Costs and the Free Cash Flow HypothesisCHAPTER 10: Asymmetric Information and Signaling Theory; CHAPTER 11: Behavioral Explanations of Dividends; CHAPTER 12: The Firm Life Cycle Theory of Dividends; CHAPTER 13: The Catering Theory of Dividends; PART III: Share Repurchases; CHAPTER 14: Stock Repurchases: Theory and Evidence, Part 1; CHAPTER 15: Stock Repurchases: Theory and Evidence, Part 2; CHAPTER 16: Stock Repurchases and Dividends: Trade-Offs and Trends; CHAPTER 17: Beating the Market with Share Buybacks; PART IV: Other Distribution Methods; CHAPTER 18: Special DividendsCHAPTER 19: Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, and Reverse Stock SplitsCHAPTER 20: Dividend Reinvestment Plans; PART V: Survey Evidence on Dividends and Dividend Policy; CHAPTER 21: Cash Dividends and Stock Repurchases; CHAPTER 22: Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, and Dividend Reinvestment Plans; CHAPTER 23: Why Individual and Professional Investors Want Dividends; PART VI: Other Dividend Issues; CHAPTER 24: Why Firms Begin Paying Dividends: Value, Growth, and Life Cycle Effects; CHAPTER 25: Dividend Policy and Corporate Governance; CHAPTER 26: Dividend Policy in Regulated IndustriesCHAPTER 27: Dividend Policy in a Global PerspectiveCHAPTER 28: Dividend Policy in Emerging Markets; IndexDividends And Dividend Policy As part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, Dividends and Dividend Policy aims to be the essential guide to dividends and their impact on shareholder value. Issues concerning dividends and dividend policy have always posed challenges to both academics and professionals. While all the pieces to the dividend puzzle may not be in place yet, the information found here can help you gain a firm understanding of this dynamic discipline. Comprising twenty-eight chapters-contributed by both top academics and financial experts in the field-this well-rounded resourcRobert W. Kolb series in finance.DividendsCorporate governanceDividends.Corporate governance.332.63221QC 240rvkQP 700rvkBaker H. Kent(Harold Kent),1944-886287Baker H. Kent(Harold Kent),1944-886287MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830561403321Dividends and dividend policy3939281UNINA