The mediating mechanism of dividend policy remained untapped between financial performance, uncertainty, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholders' interest. However, this study contributes to the body of knowledge and discovers the mediating role of dividend policy between...

Purpose: The authors examine the impact of credit, liquidity and operational risks on the financial performance of commercial banks of South Asia. Design/methodology/approach: Data are extracted from DataStream of 76 commercial banks of four countries, i.e. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri...

Purpose: Economic risk plays a vital role in firm's cash holdings. We aim to determine the impact of economic risk on the firm's cash holdings. Design/methodology/approach: The data is collected from the DataStream from 2002 to 2018, which covers 552 listed firms in the manufacturing sector of...

Purpose: The authors examine the impact of asymmetric information on firm's financing decisions, the feedback effect of changes in capital structure on the level of asymmetric information, and the speed of adjustments in capital structure on its target leverage. ...

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of various psychological factors which affect investment decision of Pakistani investors. A study model has been developed to describe the impact of risk propensity, asymmetric information, and problem framing on investor's behavior while making...

Business transactions are going to be fast day by day because of dynamic changes in the global environment. Merger and Acquisition is a strategy adopted by the organizations globally to meet the needs of recent dynamic business environment. It has achieved much attention and importance in...