International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 14 Issue 4

Islamic finance and business: an overview with directions for further research

Andrea Paltrinieri, Ali Kutan

How do Islamic equities respond to monetary actions?

Zaheer Anwer, Wajahat Azmi, Shamsher Mohamad Ramadili Mohd

The purpose of this paper is to appraise the effectiveness of monetary policy actions in variant market conditions for Islamic stocks. These stocks offer ground for a natural…

The global influence of oil futures-prices on Dow Jones Islamic stock indexes: Do energy-volatility’s structural breaks matter?

Arfaoui Mongi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the global influence of crude and refined oil futures prices on Dow Jones Islamic equity indices (DJIMI) during the recent global…

Co-movement dynamics between global sukuk and bond markets: New insights from a wavelet analysis

Rubaiyat Ahsan Bhuiyan, Maya Puspa Rahman, Buerhan Saiti, Gairuzazmi Mat Ghani

Market links (and price discovery) between financial assets and lead–lag relationships are topics of interest for financial economists, financial managers and analysts. The…

Corporate social responsibility of Islamic and conventional banks: The influence of institutions in emerging countries

Elisa Aracil

The purpose of this paper is to compare the sustainability practices of Islamic and conventional banks, with the aim of evaluating whether their Corporate Social Responsibility…

Perception of stakeholders on governance dimensions of the Islamic banking sector

Ibrahim Abiodun Oladapo, Roshayani Arshad, Ruhaini Muda, Manal Mohammed Hamoudah

The perception of different stakeholder groups on governance dimensions, such as transparency, accountability and ethics, in the Islamic banking sector is examined, given the…

Consumer acceptance toward takaful in Pakistan: An application of diffusion of innovation theory

Muhammad Ali, Syed Ali Raza, Chin Hong Puah, Hanudin Amin

The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors influencing customer adoption toward takaful products in Pakistan.

A study of factors affecting word of mouth (WOM) towards Islamic banking (IB) in Jordan

Bushra K. Mahadin, Mamoun N. Akroush

The purpose of this paper is to identify factors affecting word-of-mouth (WOM) towards Islamic Banking (IB) in Jordan through understanding the roles of service quality and…

Factors affecting customers’ attitude towards Islamic banking in UAE

Abdulkader Kaakeh, M. Kabir Hassan, Stefan F. Van Hemmen Almazor

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of the following factors: image, awareness, Shariah compliance and individualism, on the attitude and intention of…

Dynamics of Muslim consumers’ behavior toward Halal products: Exploration study using fMRI technology

Osama Sam Al-Kwifi, Allam Abu Farha, Zafar U. Ahmed

Since Islamic markets are growing substantially, there is an urgent need to gain a better understanding of how Muslim consumers perceive products from a religious perspective. The…