@incollection{,
	
					
					
					53B6714161078C1B32116289BB8130C1
				,
	author={{SinthujaSinnarajah}},
	journal={{Global Journal of Management and Business Research}},
	journal={{GJMBR}}2249-45880975-585310.34257/GJMBR,
	address={Cambridge, United States},
	publisher={Global Journals Organisation}2031119
}

@incollection{b0,
	
	
		,
	title={{}}
	
	
		,
	journal={{reports}}
		
			,
	year={2011,2012,2013,2014,2015}
		
	

}

@book{b1,
	
	
		,
	author={{
			AG CGunathilaka
		} and {
			PSGunaratne
		}}
		
		
		,
	title={{Ownership structure and dividend policy in SriLanka: Proceedings of International Conference on Business Management}}
				
			,
	year={2009}
			6
			
		
	

}

@incollection{b2,
	
	
		,
	title={{Agency Costs Dividend policies around the world}}
		,
	author={{
			LaPorta
		} and {
			RLopez-De-Silanes
		} and {
			FShileifer
		} and {
			AVishny
		} and {
			R
		}}
		
		
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Journal of Finance}}
		
			60
			
			,
	year={2000}
		
	

}

@book{b3,
	
	
		,
	title={{Dividend Policy Ratios and firm Performance: a case study of Selected Hotels & Restaurants in SriLanka: Research Repository ,
	 university of Jaffna}}
		,
	author={{
			Priya
		} and {
			PNimalathasan
		}}
		
		
		
			,
	year={2013}
		
	

}

@book{b4,
	
	
		,
	title={{Ownership concentration and firm performance: Evidence from selected Companies in SriLanka: Paper Presented at Students' Research symposium of Faculty of commerce and Management studies University of Kelaniya}}
		,
	author={{
			WCPerera
		} and {
			SWeligamage
		}}
		
		
			,
	year={2013}
			,
	address={SriLanka}
		
	

}

@incollection{b5,
	
	
		,
	title={{Dividend Policy and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Manufacturing Companies Listed on the Colombo stock exchange}}
		,
	author={{
			TVelnampy
		} and {
			Nimalathasan
		} and {
			KKalaiarasi
		}}
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Global Journal of Management and Business Research}}
		
			6
			14
			,
	year={2014}
		
	

}

@incollection{b6,
	
	
		,
	title={{Board Composition, Ownership Structure and Dividend Policies in an Emerging Market}}
		,
	author={{
			OAbdelsalam
		} and {
			AEl-Masry
		} and {
			S&elsegini
		}}
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Managerial Finance}}
		
			34
			12
			
			,
	year={2008}
		
	

}

@incollection{b7,
	
	
		,
	title={{The Influence of Ownership Structure on the Firms Dividend Policy Based Lintner Model}}
		,
	author={{
			NMAbdullah
		} and {
			ZAhmad
		} and {
			SRoslan
		}}
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{International Review of Business Research Papers}}
		
			8
			6
			
			,
	year={2012}
		
	

}

@incollection{b8,
	
	
		,
	title={{The Ownership Structure and Dividend Payout Policy in Pakistan (Evidence from Karachi Stock Exchange 100 Index)}}
		,
	author={{
			HAhmad
		} and {
			AJavid
		}}
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{International Journal of Business Management and Economics}}
		
			1
			1
			
			,
	year={2010}
		
	

}

@incollection{b9,
	
	
		,
	title={{Agency Costs and Ownership Structure}}
		,
	author={{
			JSAng
		} and {
			RACole
		} and {
			JWLin
		}}
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Journal of Finance}}
		
			51
			
			,
	year={2000}
		
	

}

@incollection{b10,
	
	
		,
	title={{Dividend Policy: A Review}}
		,
	author={{
			NBhattacharyya
		}}
	
	
		,
	journal={{Managerial Finance}}
		
			33
			1
			
			,
	year={2007}
		
	

}

@incollection{b11,
	
	
		,
	title={{A Test of the Agency Theory of Managerial Ownership, Corporate Leverage and Corporate Dividends}}
		,
	author={{
			JCCrutchley
		} and {
			RSHansen
		}}
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Financial Management}}
		
			18
			
			,
	year={1989}
		
	

}

@incollection{b12,
	
	
		,
	title={{Two Agency Cost Explanations of Dividends}}
		,
	author={{
			FEasterbrook
		}}
	
	
		,
	journal={{Journal of Political Economy}}
		
			88
			2
			
			,
	year={1984}
		
	

}

@incollection{b13,
	
	
		,
	title={{Dividend Policy and Institutional Ownership: Empirical Evidence using Propensity Score Matching Estimator}}
		,
	author={{
			JAElston
		} and {
			RHofler
		} and {
			JLee
		}}
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Journal of Accounting and Finance}}
		
			11
			1
			
			,
	year={2011}
		
	

}

@incollection{b14,
	
	
		,
	title={{Firm Performance and Dividend-related Factors: The case of Malaysia}}
		,
	author={{
			SSFoong
		} and {
			NZakaria
		} and {
			HBTan
		}}
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Labuan Bulletin of International Business and Finance}}
		
			5
			
			,
	year={2007}
		
	

}

@incollection{b15,
	
	
		,
	title={{The Effect of Ownership Structure on Dividend Policy in Jordanian Companies}}
		,
	author={{
			MGharaibeh
		} and {
			ZZurigat
		} and {
			KHarahsheh
		}}
		
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business}}
		
			4
			9
			
			,
	year={2013}
		
	

}

@incollection{b16,
	
	
		,
	title={{Optimum Investing and Financing Policy}}
		,
	author={{
			MJGordon
		}}
	
	
		,
	journal={{Journal of Finance}}
		
			18
			
			,
	year={1963}
		
	

}

@incollection{b17,
	
	
		,
	title={{Ownership Concentration and Dividend Policy in Japan}}
		,
	author={{
			KHarada
		} and {
			PNguyen
		}}
		
	
	
		,
	journal={{Managerial Finance}}
		
			37
			4
			362
			,
	year={2011}
		
	

}