Purpose: This paper aims to study manipulation and performance persistence in equity mutual funds. To this end, Manipulation-Proof Performance Measure (MPPM) and Doubt Ratio, along with a number of current performance measures are used to evaluate the performance of equity mutual funds in Iran....

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate and provide an objective appraisal of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Islamic and conventional financial institutions and Islamic windows in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Design/methodology/approach: The panel data techniques are...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the role of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in stabilizing the Islamic banking sector amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: This study has used the Panel-Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE), Two-Stage Panel Least...

Purpose: This study aims to examine the factors that affect individuals’ intention of participating in donation crowdfunding in the context of Oman. Design/methodology/approach: This study used the self-determination theory. A total of 250 respondents from Oman participated. The data is...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of dividend announcements on the stock return of Shariah-compliant and conventional stocks. Design/methodology/approach: An event study methodology is applied to study the beta anomaly. Market-adjusted return model, mean-adjusted...

Purpose: Firms prefer to have more than one bank relationship to secure the flow of funds for their operations, particularly in bank-based economies. On the other hand, banks lean toward expanding their customer base with firms already in the credit market. The purpose of this study is to...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation “diversification-risk-performance” for Islamic and conventional banks in different financial stress levels. Also, it aims to investigate the impact of the structure of board directors, macroeconomic variables and banking specific...

Purpose: This study aims to examine the burdening effect of Shariah knowledge on the sales performance of the salesforce at Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) with special reference to addressing the heterogeneous effects of work experience. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 335...

Purpose: This study aims to examine financial socialization based on augmented reality (AR) technology for elementary school students, which it is hoped will improve their sharia financial knowledge. Design/methodology/approach: The experimental method with pre- and post-test and control groups...

Purpose: Globally influential Islamic banks from the Middle East and Southeast Asia carry voluminous correspondence banking with banks from China and India, leading to potential spillover effect of contagion among the banks from these regions. This study aims to investigate the Islamic banks...