International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management: Volume 12 Issue 1

Are Islamic banks different? The application of the Radical Affinity Index

Leire San-Jose, Jon Cuesta

The purpose of this paper is to extend the literature on Islamic banking by examining their ethical dimension using transparency, placement of assets, guarantees and participation…

Impact of behavioral factors on investors’ financial decisions: case of the Egyptian stock market

Noura Metawa, M. Kabir Hassan, Saad Metawa, M. Faisal Safa

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between investors’ demographic characteristics (age, gender, education level and experience) and their investment decisions through…

An empirical investigation into the impact of Shari’ah-compliant status and Muslim directorship on the accuracy of IPO management earnings forecasts

Mohammed Abdullah Ammer, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alsahlawi

Islam stresses on the practice of transparency and sufficient disclosure particularly when it concerns the ethical identity of Islamic institutions. This is to make sure that the…

Mediating effect of intrinsic motivation on the relationship between Islamic work ethic, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in banking sector

Alborz Gheitani, Saheb Imani, Nader Seyyedamiri, Pantea Foroudi

In line with the general purpose mentioned, this paper aims to determine the impact of the Islamic work ethic (IWE) on job satisfaction and organizational commitment among the…

Interaction between precious metals price and Islamic stock markets

Gülfen Tuna

This study aims to analyze the presence of a long-term relationship between precious metal prices, such as for gold, silver, platinum and palladium, and Islamic stock markets of…

Potential of Sharī’ah compliant microfinance in alleviating poverty in Nigeria: A lesson from Bangladesh

AbdulRazzaq Abdul-Majeed Alaro, Abdulrahman Habeeb Alalubosa

This paper aims to explore the option of Sharī’ah-compliant microfinance as a viable alternative to many previous approaches adopted by the Nigerian State in tackling the menace…

The effectiveness of Qard-al-Hasan (interest free loan) as a tool of monetary policy

Mohammad Selim

This paper aims to investigate the macroeconomic effects of Qard-al-Hasan (QH) as a tool of monetary policy (MP) and its effectiveness in achieving full employment and price…