THE EFFECT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON THE MARKET PRICE OF SHARES IN NIGERIA: CASE STUDY OF FIFTEEN QUOTED COMPANIES By Dr. J. J. Adefila Department of Accountancy‚ University of Maiduguri‚ Dr. J. A. Oladipo and J.O Adeoti‚ Both of the Department of Business Administration‚ University of Ilorin ABSTRACT The issue of how much a company should pay its stockholders‚ as dividend is one that has been of concern to managers for a long time. The optimal dividend policy of a firm may be defined as the best
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What is a Policy? A policy is a guiding principle used to set direction in an organization. It can be a course of action to guide and influence decisions. It should be used as a guide to decision making under a given set of circumstances within the framework of objectives‚ goals and management philosophies as determined by senior management. But is it? There are really two types of policies. The first arerules frequently used as employee policies. The second are mini-mission statements frequently
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Kristin Barry March 9‚ 2013 HCA 255 Mary White Health Policy Reflection Policy Analyst can be considered a systematic comparison analysis of all sets of policies. There are two elements an analysis must consider include legal analysis and political analysis. These are very important in the decision making process. They have to consider all aspects thoroughly before any decision is made in regards to health policies. These decisions help to improve the healthcare system with
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Q1. What is monetary policy? Answer:- Monetary policy is government change in money supply to influence the economy‚ to solve economies problems. Economies problems include inflation in boom‚ unemployment etc. change in the money supply move interest rates up or down and affect spending in sectors such as business investment‚ housing‚ and foreign trade. Monetary policy has an important effect on both actual GDP and potential GDP. Q2. If the government wanted to slow down the economy (when
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cases on how the public’s attitudes have affected policymaker’s decisions in his book‚ "The Impact of Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam." During the Persian Gulf War‚ public opinion ultimately shaped policy. How the policy was attained‚ not the goals of the policy were shaped by the public opinion. The Persian Gulf War would be the largest use of the U.S. military since Vietnam‚ thus causing the Bush administration to consider how the public would react when they presented the
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Monetary Policy in Malaysia Anas Faizal Aning & Rubin Sivabalan Monetary Assessment & Strategy Department 6 July 2010 Auditorium‚ Bank Negara Malaysia 2.30-4.30pm DISCLAIMER: Views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of BNM nor are they necessarily 1 Presentation to TAR College‚ July2010 endorsed by BNM. Presentation outline Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic objectives The importance of price stability The role of monetary policy Monetary
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POLICY EVALUATION Policies are rules that are created by the government to make our country peaceful and progressive country. Policy evaluation is an efficient process for assessing the design‚ implementation and outcomes of public policies. Evaluation uses social science study of methods‚ including qualitative and quantitative techniques‚ to examine the effects of policies. The function of policy evaluation enables all participants in the policy process‚ including legislators‚ executives‚ agency
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According to Mason‚ Leavitt‚ and Chaffee (2002)‚ public policy “encompasses the choices that a society‚ segment of society‚ or organization makes regarding its goals and priorities and the ways it will allocate its resources” (pp. 8). Thereby‚ health policy consists of the laws‚ regulations‚ and practices that affect the allocation of healthcare resources for the intended population and can encompass such arenas as economics‚ housing‚ and environmental concerns (Lundy & Janes‚ 2016). It is important
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<li>Policy that uses taxation and government spending to steer the economy. <br> <br>Fiscal policy describes two governmental actions by the government. The first is taxation. By levying taxes the government receives revenue from the populace. Taxes come in many varieties and serve different specific purposes‚ but the key concept is that taxation is a transfer of assets from the people to the government. The second action is government spending. This may take the form of wages to government employees
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From: Amna M ahmood Khadija Zubair Ahmed Khan Syeda Tabassum Saba Bashir Subject: ` Curriculum Issues In Pakistan Date: 15:May‚2013 Summary: Background: The Government of Pakistan identified 4 medical Colleges for introduction of COME‚ one from each province. Curriculum was prepared by the faculty of these colleges and launched in 2001 and despite concerted efforts could not be implemented. The purpose of this research was to identify the reasons for
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