Family Involvement and Dividend Policy in Listed and Non-Listed Firms

We evaluate the relationship between family involvement, the likelihood of dividend payment, and the amounts of the dividends paid. Using a detailed data-base of 523 mostly non-listed Colombian companies (1996 to 2006), we found that majority family owner-ship has significant negative effects on the...

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Autores:
González, Maximiliano
Guzmán, Alexander
Pombo, Carlos
Trujillo, María Andrea
Tipo de recurso:
Work document
Fecha de publicación:
2012
Institución:
Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:
Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/46364
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/1992/46364
Palabra clave:
Family businesses
dividend policy
agency problems
Empresas familiares - Colombia
Empresas familiares - Finanzas
Administración
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/