Board Size and Dividend Policy: A Review

Haroon Hussain, Rohani Md-Rus and Hamdan Amer Ali Al-Jaifi
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Haroon Hussain: School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia
Rohani Md-Rus: School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia
Hamdan Amer Ali Al-Jaifi: School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia

International Journal of Business and Administrative Studies, 2017, vol. 3, issue 5, 197-201

Abstract: The current study aimed at reviewing the theoretical and empirical research regarding board size and dividend policy. The role of board has been emphasized in the previous studies in monitoring the managerial decisions. In terms of the methodology, the current study has reviewed and identified most of previous studies on the role of board size and dividends. The results are mixed regarding the effectiveness of board depending on its size. The results of the previous studies are mixed and alternative views are reported based on agency theory and resource dependency theories. Future studies may focus on the composition of boards in terms of their education, knowledge and experience along with the board size.

Keywords: Board Size; Dividend Policy; Agency Theory; Resource Dependency Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.20469/ijbas.3.10005-5

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