Does Ownership Structure Influence a Company's Dividend Policy?: A Study on NSE 500 Index

Author(s)	Soumya L. Kulkarni, R.L. Hyderabad
Country	India
Abstract	The study examines the relationship between the ownership structure and dividend policy. It aims to explore the effects of Indian shareholdings, Foreign shareholdings, Independent Directors, Non-Independent Directors, Return on Assets and Debt on dividend decisions for a sample of 288 companies listed under NSE 500. Data was analyzed for the period of 2012-13 to 2021-22. The results show that dividend policy has positive and significant relationship with Indian shareholdings, Foreign Shareholdings, Independent Directors, Non-independent Directors and Return on Assets whereas Debt variable has negative and insignificant relationship.
Keywords	Ownership Structure, Dividend Policy, Return on Assets, Debt
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023
Published On	2023-02-21
Cite This	Does Ownership Structure Influence a Company's Dividend Policy?: A Study on NSE 500 Index - Soumya L. Kulkarni, R.L. Hyderabad - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.1658
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.1658
Short DOI	https://doi.org/grtwn5

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