Family Ownership Dispersion and Dividend Payout in Family Firms

Danny Miller, Mario Amore (), Fabio Quarato and Guido Corbetta

Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2022, vol. 13, issue 3

Abstract: Dividends are an important means of paying shareholders. At the same time, dividends can drain resources useful to grow the business. Focusing on privately-owned family firms, we argue that an important and unexplored feature driving dividend payout is the dispersion of equity shares among family members. Due to potential differences in family owners’ priorities, we hypothesize that equity dispersion is positively associated with dividends. This relationship, however, is weaker for firms led by a family member, first-generation firms, and firms in uncertain industry contexts. Our empirical analysis supports these hypotheses.

Keywords: Family Firms; Dividends; Equity; Family Leadership; Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2021.100436

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