Corporate dividend policy: The views of British financial managers

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1625-1672

  Dhanani, Alpa ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis by firm characteristics; Dividend policy; Survey approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844501675     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00643.x     Document Type: Review

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