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1 – 10 of 10M. Kabir Hassan, Shadiya Hossain and Omer Unsal
In this chapter, the authors investigate the correlation between social and economic indicators and Islamic finance, to see whether increasing Islamic banking will increase…
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In this chapter, the authors investigate the correlation between social and economic indicators and Islamic finance, to see whether increasing Islamic banking will increase account penetration in Muslim majority countries. Inclusive financial services are beneficial to a country as a whole, especially for poorer individuals, giving them more access to investment and financing opportunities. Shari’ah law has guidelines for banking that Muslims must follow and many believe that commercial banks do not follow these guidelines. As many individuals cite religious reasons as their excuse for exclusion, there is potential to develop Islamic finance as a means of improving financial access in certain countries. The authors find that individuals from the countries in our study tend to be more religious and that there are potential economic and social benefits to an increase in Islamic banking in this region.
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Fadi Hassan Shihadeh, Azzam (M. T.) Hannon, Jian Guan, Ihtisham ul Haq and Xiuhua Wang
This study investigates the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and banks’ performance in the economy of Jordan using annual data of 13 commercial banks from 2009 to…
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This study investigates the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and banks’ performance in the economy of Jordan using annual data of 13 commercial banks from 2009 to 2014. Performance is measured by gross income and return on assets (ROA) of these banks. To ensure the robustness of our results, we used six different measures of FI. These include credits for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), deposits for SMEs, number of ATMs, number of ATM services, number of credit cards, and new services. We found a significant impact of FI on ‘ performance when measured by gross income, and ROA, although our study displays different results when considering the effect of FI variables separately. Thus, FI contributes to enhance the banks’ performance. Therefore, the banks should devote more resources to increase FI as it benefits their profitability.
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– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in India using annual data from 1982 to 2012.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in India using annual data from 1982 to 2012.
Design/methodology/approach
The stationarity properties are checked by ADF, DF-GLS, KPSS and Ng–Perron unit root tests. The long- and short-run dynamics are examined by using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to co-integration.
Findings
The co-integration test confirms a long-run relationship in financial development and economic growth for India. The analysis of ARDL test results reveals that both bank-based and market-based indicators of financial development have a positive impact on economic growth in India. Hence, the results support the supply-leading hypothesis and highlight the importance of financial development in economic growth. The findings also indicate that the Indian bank-centric financial sector has the potential for economic growth through credit transmission.
Research limitations/implications
The present study recommends appropriate reforms in financial markets to attain sustainable economic growth. The findings are useful for policy-makers who want to maintain a parallel expansion of financial development and growth.
Originality/value
To date, there are hardly any studies that use both market-based and bank-based indicators as proxies of financial development and analyze their role in economic growth in India. So, the contribution of the paper is to fill this gap in literature.
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Using time series data for the period 1982-2016, this study aims to explore the effect of globalization, institutional quality on economic performance for Indian economy by…
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Using time series data for the period 1982-2016, this study aims to explore the effect of globalization, institutional quality on economic performance for Indian economy by endogenizing financial development.
Design/methodology/approach
The stationarity properties of the variables are tested by Saikkonen and Lütkepohl unit root test, and the co-integration test proposed by Bayer–Hanck (2013) is used to check the long- and short-run relationship among the variables. The robustness is established by autoregressive distributed lag approach (ARDL), and the Granger causality test is used to assess the causal relationship among the variables.
Findings
The empirical findings indicate the existence of the co-integrating relationship among the variables, and the ARDL estimates reveal that both globalization and institutional quality act as important key drivers for India’s economic performance. However, the institutional quality does not affect the short-run economic growth.
Research limitations/implications
The study finds that institutional quality and globalization index are crucial to accelerate economic performance. Therefore, policy efforts should be focused on the improvement of these indicators by offering protection of property rights, reduction in government corruption, reducing political instability, price stability and stable macroeconomic environment. This study recommends that policy should be geared toward development of financial sector, promotion of financial integration, which will create the environment for the efficient allocation of credit.
Originality/value
This study provides empirical support for the proposition that both globalization and institutional quality matter for India’s emerging economic growth by taking account of the structural break.
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This paper aims to critically assess digital finance as a pro-poor intervention in the development finance space.
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Purpose
This paper aims to critically assess digital finance as a pro-poor intervention in the development finance space.
Design/methodology/approach
Using critical policy discourse analysis, this paper explains the turn from microfinance to digital finance, and thereafter discusses four issues: the lack of evidence that digital finance for poor people actually promotes socioeconomic development; the risks that poor people are exposed to, which arises from their exposure to digital finance technology; the lack of evidence that digital finance actually brings poor people immediate benefits; and the weak business rationale for digital finance.
Findings
The expectation for digital finance serving as a major pro-poor private sector intervention lacks justification.
Originality/value
The paper reflects on the effect of digital finance for poor people.
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Richard Osadume and Anthony Ojovwo Okene
The objective of this study is to ascertain whether financial sector sustainability had any correlation with financial sector performance in Nigeria and recommend appropriate…
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Purpose
The objective of this study is to ascertain whether financial sector sustainability had any correlation with financial sector performance in Nigeria and recommend appropriate policy directions.
Design/methodology/approach
The study selected four major Nigerian banks namely Zenith Bank Guaranty Bank United Bank for Africa and First Bank of Nigeria as its sample and covered 2010 to 2019. Secondary panel data were obtained from the published financial Statements of the banks and subjected to analytical techniques of panel unit root tests descriptive statistics panel least square and Co-integration statistical techniques at the 5% level of significance.
Findings
The findings revealed that the exogenous variables (SUST) have significant Impact on the endogenous variable (ROA, ROE) in the short-run but insignificant in the long run.
Research limitations/implications
The period covered was limited to 10 years and has an African development focus with emphasis on West Africa, Nigeria. However, the implication could be general to most or all economic and financial landscape. It shows that there is a correlation between financial sector sustainability and return on assets and returns on equity.
Practical implications
Monetary authorities should develop applicable annual performance sustainability framework for all banks; and set performance targets, that will be measured and monitored by appropriate regulatory unit periodically.
Social implications
The financial sector survival is directly related to its contribution towards the survival and development of its host community and operating environment.
Originality/value
This approach is novel in the sense that its approach is practical and measurable, which most research work have not focused on.
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James Atta Peprah, Isaac Koomson, Joshua Sebu and Chei Bukari
Does financial inclusion matter for productivity among smallholder farmers? The authors answer this question by using the sixth and seventh rounds of the Ghana Living Standard…
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Purpose
Does financial inclusion matter for productivity among smallholder farmers? The authors answer this question by using the sixth and seventh rounds of the Ghana Living Standard Survey to examine the extent to which financial inclusion affects productivity among smallholder farmers in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses a pooled data of the 6th and 7th rounds of the Ghana Living Standard Survey which are national representative data. The authors model an Instrumental Variable (IV) to correct for endogeneity in financial inclusion and a dominance analysis to examine the effects of access to credit, ownership of savings account and insurance product on farmers' productivity.
Findings
Results from the study indicate that financial inclusion significantly enhances productivity. Moreover, credit, savings and insurance products influence productivity at various degrees. Thus, expanding the scope of financial services (access to credit, savings and insurance) among smallholder farmers is crucial for inclusive finance and sustainable agricultural production.
Practical implications
The findings of the study have implications for financial institutions in the design of financial products that the meet the needs of smallholder farmers.
Originality/value
Several studies have looked at how access to credit influences agricultural productivity in Africa. However, in recent times financial inclusion has been advocated for because it goes beyond mere access to credit. This paper to the best of our knowledge is the first of its kind to examine how financial inclusion could affect agricultural productivity in Ghana.
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– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Indian states using annual data from 1993 to 2012.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Indian states using annual data from 1993 to 2012.
Design/methodology/approach
The stationarity properties are checked by Levin-Lin-Chu and Im-Pesaran-Shin panel unit root tests. The study employed the Pedroni’s panel co-integration test to examine the existence of long-run relationship and the coefficients of co-integration are examined by fully modified ordinary least squares. The short term and long-run causality is checked by panel granger causality.
Findings
The co-integration test confirms a long-run relationship between financial development and economic growth for Indian states. The results support the supply leading hypothesis and highlight the importance of financial development in economic growth in Indian states. The findings also indicate that bank-centric financial sector of India has the potential of economic growth through credit transmission.
Research limitations/implications
The present study recommends for appropriate reforms in financial market to attain economic growth in India. The findings will be useful for India’s policymakers in order to maintain the parallel expansion of financial development and economic growth.
Originality/value
Till date, there is no study that includes all 28 states in analyzing the role of financial development in economic growth for Indian economy by applying latest econometric techniques. Further, the study uses gross domestic state product instead of net domestic state product as proxy for economic growth because of the presence of different depreciation rates.
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This paper aims to examine whether high levels of financial inclusion is associated with greater financial risk.
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Purpose
This paper aims to examine whether high levels of financial inclusion is associated with greater financial risk.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses regression methodology to estimate the effect of financial inclusion on financial risk.
Findings
The findings reveal that higher account ownership is associated with greater financial risk through high non-performing loans and high-cost inefficiency in the financial sector of developed countries, advanced countries and transition economies. Increased use of debit cards, credit cards and digital finance products reduced risk in the financial sector of advanced countries and developed countries but not for transition economies and developing countries. The findings also show that the combined use of digital finance products with increased formal account ownership improves financial sector efficiency in developing countries while the combined use of credit cards with increased formal account ownership reduces insolvency risk and improves financial sector efficiency in developing countries.
Research limitations/implications
The paper offers several implications for policy and financial regulation. It suggests policies that would reduce the financial risk that financial inclusion poses to the financial sector.
Originality/value
The recent interest in financial inclusion and the unintended consequences of policy-driven financial inclusion in some parts of the world is raising concern about the risks that financial inclusion may introduce to the formal financial sector. Little is known about the risks that financial inclusion may pose to the financial sector.
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Alireza Ahmadsimab, Mahdi Tajeddin and Russell Fralich
The purpose of this study is to describe how Zoom became the tope video conferencing service across the globe.
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to describe how Zoom became the tope video conferencing service across the globe.
Research methodology
This case was developed from secondary sources including industry reports, academic, newspaper, periodical sources, company annual reports, social media sites and company websites. This case has been classroom tested with undergraduates in a strategic management course as a capstone course.
Case overview/synopsis
The case study describes the rapid growth of Zoom Communications Inc., a San Jose based publicly traded video conferencing company founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan. It illustrates the competition in the online meeting solutions industry in late 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown. To explain how Zoom became the top video conferencing service across the globe, the case highlights the attractiveness of the market and the competitive advantage of Zoom over its rivals. Students can evaluate the internal capabilities and competencies of Zoom as well as identify key challenges in the external environment for sustaining Zoom’s competitive advantage.
Complexity academic level
This case study is suitable for strategic management classes for upper-level undergraduates and at the graduate level for MBA and/or master students. It prepares students to discuss core concepts in strategy, such as competitive strategy and competitive forces that shape strategy.
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