Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend Policy

Purpose: Dividend payment decisions are one of the critical components of corporate policy and one of the most important issues in the financial literature. On the one hand, they affect companies' investments. On the other hand, many shareholders with short-term investment horizons want to dist...

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Main Authors: Seyed Reza Seyed Nezhad Fahim, Ayat Balali, Fereshteh Hasanzadeh
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Published: Ayandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonekabon, 2021-09-01
Series:مدیریت نوآوری و راهبردهای عملیاتی
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Online Access:http://www.journal-imos.ir/article_132584_36b9c13672012cc286264cdf7ce796cf.pdf
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Ayat Balali
Fereshteh Hasanzadeh
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description Purpose: Dividend payment decisions are one of the critical components of corporate policy and one of the most important issues in the financial literature. On the one hand, they affect companies' investments. On the other hand, many shareholders with short-term investment horizons want to distribute cash dividends, so managers must constantly balance their interests and profitable investment opportunities to maximize wealth. This study examines the effect of investor pressure on dividend policy.Methodology: Eighty-four companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2018 were selected. Using the combined data approach, we tested the research hypotheses.Findings: The results of this study indicate that the pressure of investors has a positive and significant effect on the dividend per share and the ratio of dividends to sales.Originality/Value: Explaining the policy of profit sharing of companies and its determining factors is one of the biggest challenges that has always been faced by thinkers in the field of financial economics, which was examined in the present study.
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spelling doaj-art-e70b7b2184b84194aa8db8296c87d6632025-01-30T14:59:31ZfasAyandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonekabon,مدیریت نوآوری و راهبردهای عملیاتی2783-13452717-45812021-09-012216717910.22105/imos.2021.291730.1126132584Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend PolicySeyed Reza Seyed Nezhad Fahim0Ayat Balali1Fereshteh Hasanzadeh2Department of Accounting, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran.Department of Accounting, Siahkal Center, Islamic Azad University, Siahkal, Iran.Department of Accounting, Qadir Institute of Higher Education, Langarud, IranPurpose: Dividend payment decisions are one of the critical components of corporate policy and one of the most important issues in the financial literature. On the one hand, they affect companies' investments. On the other hand, many shareholders with short-term investment horizons want to distribute cash dividends, so managers must constantly balance their interests and profitable investment opportunities to maximize wealth. This study examines the effect of investor pressure on dividend policy.Methodology: Eighty-four companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2018 were selected. Using the combined data approach, we tested the research hypotheses.Findings: The results of this study indicate that the pressure of investors has a positive and significant effect on the dividend per share and the ratio of dividends to sales.Originality/Value: Explaining the policy of profit sharing of companies and its determining factors is one of the biggest challenges that has always been faced by thinkers in the field of financial economics, which was examined in the present study.http://www.journal-imos.ir/article_132584_36b9c13672012cc286264cdf7ce796cf.pdfdividend policyinvestor pressureswing trade
spellingShingle Seyed Reza Seyed Nezhad Fahim
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Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend Policy
مدیریت نوآوری و راهبردهای عملیاتی
dividend policy
investor pressure
swing trade
title Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend Policy
title_full Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend Policy
title_fullStr Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend Policy
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend Policy
title_short Investigating the Effect of Investor Pressure on Dividend Policy
title_sort investigating the effect of investor pressure on dividend policy
topic dividend policy
investor pressure
swing trade
url http://www.journal-imos.ir/article_132584_36b9c13672012cc286264cdf7ce796cf.pdf
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