IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON FIRM PERFORMANCE IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY : Comparison between Nigeria and Finland
Olufade, Segun (2018)
Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201805147893
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201805147893
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The research focused on examining the impact of dividend policy on the performance of food and beverage industry within emerging and developed markets using Nigeria and Finland as a case study. The study recognizes dividends as an earning issued by the firm to the shareholders of a company. They are often acknowledged at the annual general meetings of the firm with a higher dividend serving as a point of attraction for more shareholders to the firm.
The dividends cannot function effectively without creating a policy with the intention of managing the funds given to the investors and the capital that is kept by the firm for further investment. The study examined the impact of dividend policy on firm performance among developed and emerging markets.
The study concludes that there is an impact of dividend policy on the food and beverage industry performance, but a greater impact was experienced in the developed market (Finland) than the emerging market (Nigeria) due to the economic conditions of the emerging market. Also, the factors influencing the creation of dividend policies in both market are different.
The dividends cannot function effectively without creating a policy with the intention of managing the funds given to the investors and the capital that is kept by the firm for further investment. The study examined the impact of dividend policy on firm performance among developed and emerging markets.
The study concludes that there is an impact of dividend policy on the food and beverage industry performance, but a greater impact was experienced in the developed market (Finland) than the emerging market (Nigeria) due to the economic conditions of the emerging market. Also, the factors influencing the creation of dividend policies in both market are different.