International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management: Volume 9 Issue 4

Vulnerability and profitability of MENA banking system: Islamic versus commercial banks

Ahmad Y. Khasawneh

This paper aims to compare Islamic and commercial banks in the region of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in terms of profitability and stability.

Leadership in context: An examination of contextual dimensions and leadership behaviour in Kuwaiti private sector

Terki N. Alazmi

This paper aims to investigate the contextual dimensions that form leadership behaviour amongst Kuwait’s private sector leaders.

Comparison of ethical and conventional portfolios with second-order stochastic dominance efficiency test

Oktay Tas, Kaya Tokmakcioglu, Umut Ugurlu, Murat Isiker

This paper aims to compare two groups of stocks to analyze the efficiency of an ethical portfolio in comparison with a conventional portfolio.

Cross-country comparison of intellectual capital performance and its impact on financial performance of commercial banks in GCC countries

Mahfoudh Abdulkarem Al-Musali, Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail

The purpose of this paper is to explore the intellectual capital (IC) performance of banks in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and to empirically investigate if IC has an…

Examining US approvals of Islamic financing products and the Islamic theory of lawful profit

Adam Abdullah

This paper aims to analyze the legal interpretation of three Islamic financing products considered for approval by US authorities, from the United Bank of Kuwait and Guidance…

Islamic banking presence and economic growth in Southeast Asia

Hind Lebdaoui, Joerg Wild

The purpose of this study is to empirically assess the relationship between Islamic banking presence in Southeast Asian countries and the economic growth.

Portfolio optimization using the generalized reduced gradient nonlinear algorithm: An application to Amman Stock Exchange

Dima Waleed Hanna Alrabadi

This study aims to utilize the mean–variance optimization framework of Markowitz (1952) and the generalized reduced gradient (GRG) nonlinear algorithm to find the optimal…

Modelling public behavioral intention to adopt Islamic banking in Uganda: The theory of reasoned action

Sulaiman Lujja, Mustafa Omar Mohammad, Rusni Hassan

Islamic banking (IB) has resulted in abundant cross-border financial flows and diversified economic inter-linkages with over US$2tn in assets that have extended beyond Muslim…