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Abstract
The signaling theory suggests that dividends signal future prospects of a firm. However, recent empirical evidence from the US and the UK does not offer conclusive evidence on this issue. There are conflicting policy implications among financial economists so much that there is no practical dividend policy guidance to management, existing and potential investors in shareholding. Since corporate investment, financing and distribution decisions are a continuous function of management. The dividend decisions seem to rely on intuitive evaluation.
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Mwandenga , A. (2004), "Signaling Theory of Dividends: A Review of the Literature and Empirical Evidence", The African Journal of Finance and Management, Volume 13 Issue 1
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