The effect of ownership structure on dividend policy (An applied study on companies listed on the Damascus Securities Exchange)

Authors

  • Monzer Merheg Tishreen University
  • Faries Kallab Tishreen University

Abstract

This research aims to shed light on the impact of the ownership structure of companies listed in Damascus Securities Exchanges on the dividend policy adopted by these companies during the period (2010-2019) to achieve this objective, the two researchers used a hypothetical-deductive approach to formulate the hypotheses; and analyzed the financial statements of all companies listed in Damascus Securities Exchanges. The results of the study showed that there is an impact of the following ratios (percentage of ownership of Syrian retail investors RI_S, percentage of ownership of foreign retail investors RI_F, number of independent Arab board members IN_A_BM, percentage of return on equity, size of the company) on the Stock dividend, as shown The results have an effect for each of the following ratios (percentage of ownership of retail investors RI, ownership percentage of foreign retail investors RI_F, debt ratio DR, size of the company) on the cash dividends DPR.

 

 

 

 

Author Biographies

  • Monzer Merheg, Tishreen University

    Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration 

  • Faries Kallab, Tishreen University

    Postgraduate student (PhD), Department of Business Administration 

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Published

2021-11-08

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Vol. 43 No. 3 (2021): Tishreen University Journal of Research and Scientific Studies - Economic and Legal Sciences Series

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The effect of ownership structure on dividend policy (An applied study on companies listed on the Damascus Securities Exchange). Tuj-econ [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 8 [cited 2026 May 5];43(3). Available from: https://journal.latakia-univ.edu.sy/index.php/econlaw/article/view/10998

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