The purpose of this paper is to study the general trends in the area of dividend policy which will help to identify fertile research streams in this area with a potential for further investigation.,To conduct a systematic literature review, the authors use a three-step methodology to collect resources and thus evaluate the research work done in the area of dividend policy. First, the necessary data are extracted from the Scopus database using the relevant keywords. The initial search results are then narrowed down to include only English language journal publications which are stored in the file. Finally, this file is used as primary data for data analysis. Data analysis is done using bibliometric and network analysis tools to recognize the trends in dividend policy to help researchers identify emergent areas for future work to be done.,This study reveals that research in the area of dividend policy is rapidly expanding since 2005; affiliation statistics show that majority of the publications are done in the USA and the UK; and many questions linked to dividend decision remain unanswered, especially in respect of emerging markets.,There is a need to organize the literature and understand the different areas that have been explored by many researchers. This study attempts to recognize the important research studies, determine the current areas of research attention, provide an understanding for current research interest and provide guidelines for future studies in the area of dividend policy.

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股利政策的文献计量研究

本文的目的是研究股利政策领域的总体趋势，这将有助于识别该领域中有潜力的研究流，并有可能进行进一步的研究。为了进行系统的文献综述，作者使用了三个步骤收集资源的方法论，从而评估股息政策领域的研究工作。首先，使用相关关键字从Scopus数据库中提取必要的数据。然后将最初的搜索结果缩小到仅包含存储在文件中的英语期刊出版物。最后，此文件用作数据分析的主要数据。使用文献计量法和网络分析工具进行数据分析，以识别股利政策的趋势，以帮助研究人员确定新兴领域，以便将来进行工作。该研究表明，自2005年以来，股息政策领域的研究正在迅速扩大。从属关系统计数据显示，大多数出版物在美国和英国完成；与股息决策相关的许多问题仍未得到解答，尤其是在新兴市场方面。有必要整理文献并了解许多研究人员所探索的不同领域。本研究试图认识重要的研究，确定当前研究领域，了解当前研究兴趣，并为股利政策领域的未来研究提供指导。与股息决策相关的许多问题仍未得到解答，尤其是在新兴市场方面。有必要整理文献并了解许多研究人员所探索的不同领域。本研究试图认识重要的研究，确定当前研究领域，了解当前研究兴趣，并为股利政策领域的未来研究提供指导。与股息决策相关的许多问题仍未得到解答，尤其是在新兴市场方面。有必要整理文献并了解许多研究人员所探索的不同领域。本研究试图认识重要的研究，确定当前研究领域，了解当前研究兴趣，并为股利政策领域的未来研究提供指导。