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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | 이장욱 | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Ziyin | - |
| dc.creator | Zhang, Ziyin | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-02T16:31:56Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2026-09-02T16:31:56Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | - |
| dc.identifier.other | OAK-000000262320 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dcollection.ewha.ac.kr/common/orgView/000000262320 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.ewha.ac.kr/handle/2015.oak/276289 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | This study takes dividend-paying listed companies in China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share markets from 2014 to 2023 as the research sample and systematically examines the impact of corporate governance on dividend policy. Building on theoretical foundations, including agency theory, life-cycle theory, and signaling theory, the study constructs a multidimensional governance framework incorporating variables such as ownership concentration (the proportion of shares owned by the largest shareholder), board structure, as well as managerial incentives. Financial variables and ownership nature are also introduced as control variables, and a panel regression framework incorporating both firm and year fixed effects is adopted for the empirical analysis. The empirical findings indicate that the shareholding percentage of the largest shareholder gives a significantly favorable impact on firms’ dividend payout ratios, implying that ownership concentration enhances shareholder monitoring and promotes cash dividend payments. Executive ownership is positively linked to dividend payouts, while the scale of the board and the percentage of independent directors do not exhibit substantial direct effects. Among financial factors, leverage (debt ratio) exerts a significantly adverse impact on dividend payouts, whereas firm size positively influences dividend levels. Although ownership nature does not show a significant effect after accounting for corporate governance and financial factors, mean difference tests reveal that private enterprises demonstrate greater dividend payout levels in comparison to state-owned firms. Taken together, the results indicate that corporate governance structure is instrumental in dividend decision-making, while financial conditions and firm characteristics exert moderating effects regarding the linkage between governance mechanisms and dividend decisions. The findings provide empirical validation for theoretical research and offer practical implications for improving corporate governance and informing policy design.;본 연구는 2014년부터 2023년까지 중국 상하이·선전 A주 시장에서 배당을 실시한 상장기업을 표본으로 하여, 기업지배구조가 배당정책에 미치는 영향을 체계적으로 분석한다. 이론적 토대 위에서 대리인이론, 생애주기이론 및 신호이론을 결합하여, 최대주주 지분율, 이사회 구성, 경영진 인센티브 등을 포함하는 다차원적 지배구조 변수 체계를 구축하였다. 또한 재무 변수와 소유권 성격을 통제변수로 도입하고, 양방향 고정효과 패널데이터 모형을 활용하여 실증분석을 수행하였다. 실증분석 결과, 최대주주 지분율은 기업의 배당성향에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 지분 집중이 주주 감시를 강화하고 현금배당을 촉진함을 시사한다. 경영진 지분율 또한 배당지급에 정(+)의 영향을 보였으나, 이사회 규모와 사외이사 비율의 직접적인 영향은 통계적으로 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 재무적 제약 요인인 부채비율은 배당지급에 유의한 부(-)의 영향을 미치는 반면, 기업 규모는 배당 수준에 정(+)의 조절효과를 가지는 것으로 확인되었다. 소유권 성격은 지배구조 및 재무 요인을 통제한 이후 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 평균 차이 검정 결과에서는 비국유기업의 배당 수준이 전반적으로 국유지배기업보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 연구 결과는 기업지배구조가 기업의 배당 의사결정에서 핵심적인 역할을 수행함을 보여주며, 동시에 재무상태와 기업 특성이 지배구조와 배당 간 관계에 조절효과를 갖는다는 점을 시사한다. 이는 관련 이론에 대한 실증적 근거를 제공할 뿐만 아니라, 기업 내부 지배구조의 개선과 정책 수립에 있어 유의미한 시사점을 제공한다. | - |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Ⅰ. Introduction 1 1. Research Background and Significance 1 1.1 Research Background 1 1.2 Research Significance 3 2. Research Questions and Objectives 4 2.1 Research Questions 4 2.2 Research Objectives 5 3. Research Content and Innovations Points 7 3.1 Research Content 7 3.2 Innovation Points 8 4. Research Methods and Technical Route 9 4.1 Research Methods 9 4.2 Technical Route 9 Ⅱ. Literature Review 12 1. The Impact of Corporate Agency Costs and Dividend Motivation on Dividend Policy 12 2. The Impact of Corporate Ownership Structure Characteristics and Shareholding Ratio on Dividend Policy 15 3. The Impact of Corporate Board Composition and Internal Supervision Mechanisms on Dividend Policy 17 4. Literature Review 18 Ⅲ. Theoretical Basis and Research Hypotheses 19 1. Theoretical Basis 19 1.1 Agency Theory 19 1.2 Life Cycle Theory 20 1.3 Signaling Theory 21 2. Research Hypotheses 22 Ⅳ. Sample Data Selection and Research Design 23 1. Sample Data Selection 24 2. Variable Description and Data Processing 25 3. Regression Model and Correlation Analysis 27 3.1 Regression Model 27 3.2 Correlation Analysis 28 Ⅴ. Empirical Analysis 28 1. Variable Correlation Analysis 29 2. Benchmark Regression Analysis 30 3. Analysis of Differences in Ownership Nature 32 3.1 Mean Difference Test 32 3.2 Regression Analysis Results of Ownership Nature 33 4. Discussion of Results 35 Ⅵ. Conclusions and Recommendations 36 1. Main Research Conclusions 36 1.1 The Impact of Core Governance Variables 36 1.2 The Role of Financial and Ownership Factors 37 2. Research Findings and Recommendations 38 2.1 Research Findings 38 2.2 Recommendations 39 Bibliography 40 | - |
| dc.format | application/pdf | - |
| dc.format.extent | 718200 bytes | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | 이화여자대학교 대학원 | - |
| dc.subject | Corporate governance, Dividend policy, Ownership structure, Managerial incentives, Shanghai and Shenzhen A-shares, State-owned enterprises | - |
| dc.subject.ddc | 600 | - |
| dc.title | The Influence of Corporate Governance on Dividend Policy in China | - |
| dc.type | Master's Thesis | - |
| dc.format.page | vi, 44 p. | - |
| dc.identifier.thesisdegree | Master | - |
| dc.identifier.major | 대학원 경영학과 | - |
| dc.date.awarded | 2026. 8 | - |