EFFECT OF DIVINDED POLICY ON PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Subscribe to read and download this work.
ABSTRACT
The study tends to examine the dividend policy on performance of firms, in assisting organizations in making sound and effective policy. The major source of data to this research is secondary data through the administration of Regression analysis, used for the data analysis. The findings show that dividend policy is one of the most essential factor that determines the success and failure of a company and the information gathered both internally and externally contributes to the factors that influences an efficient dividend policy. Management are recommended to adopt dividend policy as one of the most important tools to be used for performance to ensure an all round health of their company's business .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page ﾿
Dedication ﾿
Declaration ﾿
Certification ﾿
Acknowledgements ﾿ v
Table of contents ﾿
List of Tables
Abstract ﾿ vu
CHAPTER ONE: ﾿
INTRODUCTION ﾿
1.1 Background of the Study ﾿ 1
1.2 ﾿ Statement ﾿ of the Problem ﾿ 2
1.3 ﾿ Objectives ﾿ of the Study ﾿ 4
1.4. ﾿ Research Q ﾿ uestions ﾿ 4
1.5 Research Hypotheses
1.6 Significance of the Study 5
1.6.1 Manufacturing firms 5
1.6.2 Management: 5
1.6.3 Researchers and Students: 6
1.7 Scope of the Study 6
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Conceptual Framework 7
2.1.1 Financial Accounting 8
2.1. Management Accounting 9
2.1.3 Users of Dividend Policy ﾿ 11
2 .1.3 .1 Government: ﾿ 11
2.1.3 .2 Investors ﾿ 12
2.1.3.3 Creditors ﾿ 12
2.1.3.4 Employees ﾿ 12
2.1.3 .5 Financial Analysts ﾿ 13
2.1.4 Standard for Dividend policy ﾿ 13
2.1.5 The Need for Dividend policy ﾿ 16
2.1.6 Presentation of Dividend Policy ﾿ 19
2.1.7 Overview of External Financial Statement ﾿ 20
2.1.7.1 Income Statement ﾿ 21
2.1.7.2 Balance Sheet ﾿ 22
2.1.7.3 Sources and Application of Funds Statement ﾿ 23
2.1.7.4 Concepts ofFunds ﾿ 25
2.1.7.5 Cash ﾿ 25
2.1.7.6 Working Capital ﾿ 26
2.2 Theoritical Framework ﾿ 26
2.2.1 Contingency Theory ﾿ 26
2.2.2 Systems Theory ﾿ 27
2.2.3 Chaos Theory ﾿ 27
2.3 Empirical Review ﾿ 28
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3 .1 ﾿ Research Design ﾿ 33
3 .2 ﾿ Area of the Study ﾿ 33
3.3 ﾿ Method of Data Collection ﾿ 34
3 .4 . ﾿ Validity and Reliability of the Instrument ﾿ 34
3.5 Method of Data Analysis 35
3.5 · Model Specification 35
CHAPTER FOUR DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1. Presentation of Data 37
4.2 Analysis and Discussion of Hypothesis One 39
4.2.1 Test ofHypothesis one 41
4.3 Analysis and Discussion of Hypothesis One 42
4.3.1 Test of Hypothesis two 44
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.lSummary of findings 45
5.2 Conclusion 45
5.3 Recommendations 46
REFERENCES 48
APPENDIX
Reviews
No reviews yet.
APA
MOUAU/ACC/14/19857, I. C. G. (2020). EFFECT OF DIVINDED POLICY ON PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN NIGERIA. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/effect-of-divinded-policy-on-performance-of-firms-in-nigeria
MLA
MOUAU/ACC/14/19857, IBEZUE CHUKWUEBUKA GODGIFT. "EFFECT OF DIVINDED POLICY ON PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN NIGERIA." Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, 4 May. 2020, http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/effect-of-divinded-policy-on-performance-of-firms-in-nigeria. Accessed June 7, 2026.
Chicago
MOUAU/ACC/14/19857, IBEZUE CHUKWUEBUKA GODGIFT. "EFFECT OF DIVINDED POLICY ON PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN NIGERIA." Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (2020). Accessed June 7, 2026. http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/effect-of-divinded-policy-on-performance-of-firms-in-nigeria