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Dividend policy : theory and practice /

Dividend Policy explores the puzzle presented by dividends: irrational and subject to fashion, yet popular and desirable, they remain a priority among managers, even while perceived as largely symbolic. After exploring the history of dividend payments, from the emergence of the modern corporation to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frankfurter, George M.
Otros Autores: Wood, Bob G., Wansley, James W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Boston : Academic Press, �2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Part I. The historical evolution of dividends. Chapter 1. Introduction
  • - Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Modern Corporation in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
  • - Chapter 3. The Evolution of the Modern Corporation in the United States of America
  • - Chapter 4. 200 Years of Dividend Practices
  • - Chapter 5. Dividend Reinvestment Plans: A Puzzle within the Puzzle
  • - Chapter 6. Preferred Stock and Dividends: A Revealing Divergence
  • -- Part II. The evolution of academic research on dividend policy. Chapter 7. Early Academic Thinking and Research
  • - Chapter 8. Models of Symmetric Information and Empirical Research
  • - Chapter 9. Models of Asymmetric Information and Empirical Research
  • - Chapter 10. Determinants of Dividend Policies
  • - Part III. What academic research proves and what it does not prove. Chapter 11. The "Balance Sheet" of Academic Research: What It Does/Does Not Prove
  • - Appendix A. Method of Analysis Abbreviations
  • -- Part IV. New ways of thinking about dividends and dividend policy. Chapter 12. Unconventional Explanations
  • - Chapter 13. Dividend Policy of Regulated Industries
  • - Chapter 14. What if We Do Not Pay Dividends?
  • - Chapter 15. Other Methods of Distribution
  • - Appendix A. Stock Dividend Survery
  • - Chapter 16. Conclusions: Future Research and Thinking.