Islamic finance strongly encourages equity-based financing, but this mode of financing is not the main contract at Islamic banks around the world. Our paper explores the determinant of equity-based financing in Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country. The results document that high market...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings are widely recognised methods to assess the sustainability practices of corporations. However, the scores of these ratings are not satisfactory in emerging market economies. This study examines the financial factors that influence ESG ratings...

The Glass ceiling is an important barrier in the developing world like Bangladesh. But there are few studies on the private sector businesses of Bangladesh in this regard. Hence, this study aims to determine the influence of glass ceiling factors on the job satisfaction and job switching...

The extent and scope of understanding the nexus between poverty and environment are so extensive as well as complex that existing studies do not provide a concrete answer to the paradox. In the same vein, this study aims to contribute further to extent literature by assessing the attitude and...

Purpose - This study assesses the status of current practices of accountability and its relationship with the practices of integrity system, internal control system, and leadership qualities in the public sector of Malaysia.Design/methodology/approach – This study collected primary data from...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyze the profitability performance of Islamic banks of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region during 2008 global financial crisis.Design/methodology/approach – Bank specific data are taken from the Bank Scope database and macroeconomic data are...

This study investigates the dynamic relationships between technological innovation, consumption of energy, energy price and economic growth in Denmark during the period from 1970 until 2012, using multivariate setting to examine time-series data. The analysis employs the autoregressive...

The number of Muslim tourists has surged in recent years due to increased number of Muslim population with higher segment of better educated and more prosperous Muslim community. Although this is undoubtedly an opportunity for the hotel industry, the unique religious and cultural needs of...

This paper studies the relationship between social capital on the green growth in Malaysia, with the aim of ascertaining whether faith based social capital has a role in sustaining economic growth. The study utilizes the annual data over the period of 1970-2015. This study employs the...