Unexpected increases in a mutual fund's risk level could cause significant financial loss to an investor relying on that fund's risk consistency. The purpose of this study was to determine if domestic, A-share, large capitalization value income, and domestic, A-share, large capi…
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The global nature of today's business environment, coupled with technological advances, compels managers to work with an increasingly diverse workforce worldwide. The purpose of this multiple-case study was to explore how bank managers used employee diversity effectively in the …
The interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown rapidly given the intense pressure brought by stakeholders globally on the utilisation of resources in line with the principles of sustainable development. This has increased the need for organisations to integrate …
Imports have been identified as a major factor in the economic growth and development. However, over reliance on importation has resulted in the continued low capacity utilization and low production of Nigeria-based companies and industries, resulting in high unemployment in the…
Agricultural activities occupy a central part in the economies of many Muslim countries. Rich oil countries have also given increasing consideration to develop their agricultural sector in recent decades. In fact, the agricultural sector can play an important role in the economi…
As this study seeks to explore how Islamic finance can enhance financial inclusion in Ghana the question that comes up is, 'can Islamic finance bring financial inclusion in Ghana? The objective of the study answered the question through empirical evidence and hypothesis testing.…
Microfinance is a process of providing financial access in the form of micro-credits, and other services such as micro-insurance, savings, checking accounts and payment systems to the poor who do not have access to conventional banking. Lack of collateral and capital assets put …
Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV2030) provides a framework for multidimensional development. In this research we argue that the implementation of the QNV2030 requires Qatar's transition to Circular economy from the current linear economy. This requires a paradigmatic shift of gov…
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the economic drivers and the key contributors to GDP worldwide. SMEs create job opportunities for both skilled and unskilled person and contributes to the growth and development of any economy in most developing economies The Gambia, not a…
In this research, we adopted a financial engineering methodology to design financial products by blending the motives of compassion, profits and facilitation, that underlie respectively, the philanthropic, commercial and public sector activities. Our focus has been on an enginee…
Financial stability is a precondition for sustainability of economic development, social progress and wellbeing. Due the global financial crisis and the perceived unique inherent features of Islamic finance, Islamic finance has big role in enhancing the stability of financial sy…
In an attempt of addressing the challenges and crises of the 21st century, nowadays, soaring number of companies are publishing CSR and/or Sustainability reports on voluntary basis to enhance and enrich their annual reports. While observing these reports, one may notice very lit…
The Philippines was one of the pioneers in the establishment of Islamic banking in 1974 through the creation of Philippine Amanah Bank. However, the Bank has been struggling from various challenges including low public awareness and lack of regulatory framework. This study aims …
This research discusses the opportunity of introducing Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) in the province of Manitoba. The ethnographic analysis concluded that there are 3 possible approaches to introduce IBF model in Manitoba province, where each approach has its own opportuniti…
Islamic banks ensure Shariah compliance and hence its operation is essentially ethical and responsible by nature. The theory of Islamic banking assigns significant social responsibility roles to Islamic banks. Recent strategic business trends show that from business sustainabili…
This thesis examines market discipline exercised by Indonesian depositors and peer banks from January 1980 to December 1999. Discipline exists if risky banks are forced to pay higher interest and suffer deposit withdrawals. However, to be effective, market discipline requires mo…
Advances in information technology and telecommunications are resulting in new delivery channels for bank products and services in the developing countries. As banks in developed countries continue to be more advanced and innovative, banks in less developed countries are prepari…
The objective of this research is to investigate service quality attributes along with a measure of perceived value and satisfaction to determine the direct and indirect effect on bank customer's loyalty. The study also seeks to identify the most important attributes/cues in ban…
This dissertation develops an analytic framework to explain the emergence of Islamic banking: a "least likely case" of cultural persistence in the technocratic field of finance where the compulsion to standardize practices is most intense. I maintain that the origins and repercu…