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there is a great influence of the dividend policy on the firm’s future performance

The capital structure in long term and firm size also influence the firm performance

Future research can be done by expanding the research area and selecting a larger sample size which improves accuracy

the impact of other independent variables such as the ratio of management, depreciation, information technology and customer satisfaction can be tested too

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An increase in the financial well-being of a firm brings a positive effect on dividend payout

Ownership structure and financial performance of firm have a positive correlation

Larger companies tend to pay more dividend

Future research can investigate how tax policy affects the dividend policy and ownership structure

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5

The writing is clear, and the findings are well explained with tables and elaborations of the statistics

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5

The writing is clear, and the findings are well explained with tables and elaborations of the statistics

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4 (significant contribution)

This study gives information on the impact of dividend policy on the firm future performance and proves that the impact is true

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4 (significant contribution)

This study investigates dividend issues in the Nigerian context and proves that the firm performance has a significant impact on dividend payout

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there is no online data of previous data

may have incorrect data and insufficient studies related to this topic

the data may be unfair due to manual calculations

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the sample period for the data

the sample horizon is short

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linear regression method is used

it takes 40 firms randomly as the sample for the research analysis and defined the influence on 35 firms’ performance the assumptions are realistic as the sample size is large enough (40) to be considered normal according to the central limit theorem

the method is easy and understandable with explanations of the variables and calculation formulas.

There is a strong correlation between the dividend policy, long term capital structure, firm size and firm performance.

the findings are aligned with the theory that dividend policy has an impact on firm performance

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regression analysis method was used

it applies the judgemental sampling technique with the assumption that a minimum of 5% of a defined population is considered an appropriate sample size in making a generalization

the assumptions are realistic as the researchers do not have to make the study on each of the samples which is very large

the method is easy and understandable with clear elaborations

there is a positive correlation between the firm performance and dividend payout of listed firms in Nigeria

the findings are aligned with the theory that dividend policy has an impact on firm performance

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to facilitate the Pakistani cement sector companies to gain knowledge and awareness about the variables that influence firm performance

this contribution is important in increasing the firm value that leads to employment growth

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to investigate the relationship between the financial performance and dividend payout

the objective is stated clearly

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Analyse and investigate the effect of dividend payment policy on the firm’s future performance of the Karachi stock exchange listed companies

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Determine the relationship between financial performance, ownership structure, size of firms, and dividend payout statistically

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DIVIDEND POLICY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA vs THE IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

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DIVIDEND POLICY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA vs THE IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR