African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Dividend policy and financial performance: a study of selected deposit money banks in Nigeria

Israel Odion E. Idewele
  • Israel Odion E. Idewele
  • Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Cyprus International University, Lefkosa, Turkey.
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Bein A. Murad
  • Bein A. Murad
  • Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Cyprus International University, Lefkosa, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 24 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 25 May 2017
  •  Published: 14 April 2019

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