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  title info:
    title: Dividends and dividend policy
  name:
    name part: Baker, H. Kent (Harold Kent)
    name part: 1944-
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nju
    date issued: 2009
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 536 pages) : illustrations
  abstract: Dividends 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 resource discusses everything from corporate dividend decisions to the role behavioral finance plays in dividend policy. Along the way, you'll gain valuable insights into the history, trends, and determinants of dividends and dividend policy, and discover the different approaches firms are taking when it comes to dividends. Whether you're a seasoned financial professional or just beginning your journey in the world of finance, having a firm understanding of the issues surrounding dividends and dividend policy is now more important than ever. With this book as your guide, you'll be prepared to make the most informed dividend-related decisions possible-even in the most challenging economic conditions. The Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance is an unparalleled source of information dedicated to the most important issues in modern finance. Each book focuses on a specific topic in the field of finance and contains contributed chapters from both respected academics and experienced financial professionals.
  table of contents: Dividends and dividend policy : an overview -- The historical evolution of dividends -- Trends in dividends : payers and payouts -- Factors influencing dividends -- Cross-country determinants of payout policy : European firms -- Dividend irrelevance theory -- Residual dividend policy -- Taxes and clientele effects -- Agency costs and the free cash flow hypothesis -- Asymmetric information and signaling theory -- Behavioral explanations of dividends -- The firm life cycle theory of dividends -- The catering theory of dividends -- Stock repurchases : theory and evidence, part 1 -- Stock repurchases : theory and evidence, part 2 -- Stock repurchases and dividends : trade-offs and trends -- Beating the market with share buybacks -- Special dividends -- Stock splits, stock dividends, and reverse stock splits -- Dividend reinvestment plans -- Cash dividends and stock repurchases -- Stock splits, stock dividends, and dividend reinvestment plans -- Why individual and professional investors want dividends -- Why firms beging paying dividends : value, growth, and life cycle effects -- Dividend policy and corporate governance -- Dividend policy in regulated industries -- Dividend policy in a global perspective -- Dividend policy in emerging markets.
  note: [edited by] H. Kent Baker.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Dividendenpolitik
  subject:
    topic: Dividends
  subject:
    topic: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
    topic: Investments & Securities
    topic: Stocks
  classification: HG4028.D5 B25 2009eb
  classification: 332.63/221
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    origin info:
      publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2009
    identifier: (DLC) 2008054318
    identifier: (OCoLC)268790874
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    record content source: N$T
    record creation date: 090728
    record change date: 20210728124721.0
    record identifier: in00002691120
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng