Examining the influence of factors critical for the consumer to accept the offered Islamic home financing

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to examine the impacts of Shariah-compliant products, value-added benefits, mortgage repayment policy and well-versed bankers on the consumer acceptance of Islamic home financing. These variables, thereafter, are called the “critical success factors” (the CSFs) for Islamic home financing.

Design/methodology/approach

Guided by the Islamic theory of consumer behaviour (ITCB), this study intends to propose the specific CSFs that ensure consumer acceptance of Islamic home financing a success. The term success refers to consumers’ willingness to take up the facility. A questionnaire survey was conducted to elicit responses pertinent to the level of agreement/disagreement of the CSFs. A total of 460 respondents usable responses were obtained and analysed accordingly.

Findings

The results obtained indicate that Shariah-compliant products, value-added benefits, mortgage repayment policy and well-versed bankers are instrumental to influence the consumer acceptance of Islamic home financing.

Research limitations/implications

Like other works, this study has confined its context to capture only a limited geographical area, and the study’s contributions are restrained to the variables analysed to a specific context of Islamic home financing in Malaysia.

Practical implications

The results obtained can become as a yardstick to measure the consumer acceptance of Islamic home financing.

Originality/value

New proposed CSFs can help to address the new demand of Islamic home financing accordingly, where a new area of improvement is brought into play. This study also extends the applicability of the ITCB to include Islamic home financing products.

Citation

Amin, H. (2020), "Examining the influence of factors critical for the consumer to accept the offered Islamic home financing", Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 11 No. 7, pp. 1379-1402. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-07-2018-0110