Purpose Proponents of Islamic banking believe that this banking model is relatively superior in times of financial crises. This study aims to examine whether Islamic banks were more resilient to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic than their conventional peers, especially in terms of two of...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of gender diversity in top management teams and boards on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. The authors propose a corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee as a moderating variable in this relationship, drawing on...

Purpose This study aims to examine the potential of Sharia status as ex ante information to signal the quality of an issuing firm by improving the decision-making process of potential investors when assessing initial public offerings (IPOs) in an environment where information asymmetry is...

Purpose This study aims to investigate how stock markets responded to corporate dividend policy changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Likewise, it explores how efficiently market prices incorporate the news by examining the speed of stock price...

Purpose This paper focuses on the different Shari’ah resolutions on preference shares. This study aims to provide a systematic review to cover all authentic, peer-reviewed literature on this issue between the years 2001 and 2020. Design/methodology/approach This library research combines,...

Purpose This study aims to examine the influence of Islamic microfinance services (IMFS) on poverty reduction in the eastern part of Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze poverty reduction and income, education, household size, age and...

Purpose This study aims to examine how capital structure influences earnings management for firms in the Saudi market, which is influenced by an Islamic environment that discourages excessive borrowing. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a data set that covers the period from 2013 to...

Purpose This study aims to analyze Islamic financial institutions’ (IFIs) current financial engineering and product development procedures. Design/methodology/approach The paper is quantitative in nature and the survey questionnaire were collected from managers and IF experts working for...

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the resource curse hypothesis in an oil-dependent economy, Saudi Arabia, through examining the impact of oil price volatility on foreign ownership among Saudi listed firms. Design/methodology/approach The study analyzes a unique data set of firm-level data on...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate internal governance mechanisms factors, focusing on Shari’ah -based governance mechanisms that affect the price synchronicity of Islamic banks (IBs). Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes and compares the effect of Shari’ah and...