A study on dividend policy and value of the firm: managerial perspectives in Malaysia / Oswald Timothy Edward , Chu Hong Heng , Lau Gee Choon

• Main Authors: Oswald Timothy Edward, ., Chu Hong Heng, ., Lau Gee Choon, .
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor: Segamat Campus 2005
• Subjects: Dividends. Stock dividends. Dividend reinvestment
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/3819/1/LP_OSWALD%20TIMOTHY%20EDWARD%2005_5%201.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/3819/

This study investigates the views of corporate managers about the relationship between dividend policy and value; explanations of dividend relevance including the bird-in-thehand, signaling, tax-preference, and agency explanations; and how firms determine the amount of dividends to pay. We obtain...