The relationship between dividend payout and corporate governance along the corporate life-cycle

Examining the Relationship between Corporate Governance and the Corporate Performance Valuation

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between corporate governance characteristics and valuation of the firm's performance in Iran. After designing performance evaluation indexes, information of transactions made during the five-year study from 2011 to 2015 from the Stock Exchange were collected and the sample consists of 129 companies was selected by systematic elimination ...

Relationship between Corporate Governance and Risk Management

Corporate governance of banks is one of the most important structures required by banks to maintain the health and stability of banks, which can play an important role in managing banks' risk. This paper examines the effect of corporate governance on liquidity risk management, credit risk management, and total bank risk management. We used board structure effectiveness, transparency, and respon...

Dividend Taxation and Corporate Governance

T he U.S. government subjects corporate dividends to double taxation: It first taxes corporate income, then taxes the same income again when shareholders receive dividends paid out of corporate income. Until 2003, individuals were taxed on dividend income at the same rates as on other forms of income, resulting in overall taxes on dividends much higher than those in most other countries (PriceW...

Payout policy, agency conflicts, and corporate governance

We examine the effect of corporate governance on the use of dividends and repurchases, composition of payout, and inclusion of a pre-commitment feature in the payout policy. We find that dividend payout is decreasing in governance quality. Corporate governance has a mixed effect on repurchases: good external governance prompts managers to repurchase more and to use repurchases as the only form ...

Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance