Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the different motivational factors that lead to customers' Islamic bank selection decision in Pakistan. In particular, it aims to look into the importance of Shari'a compliance for Islamic banks' customers and thereby the potential risk of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically review some of the existing literature relevant to Saudi Arabia's quest for development in order to build the argument for the viability of entrepreneurship to Saudi Arabia's development process. Design/methodology/approach – The method...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the performance metrics of Saudi banks against the background of the proportion of foreign ownership. Design/methodology/approach – One of the empirical challenges in addressing small developing markets is the analysis of small samples. The current study...

Purpose – This paper seeks to review and extend previous research on the performance of Islamic mutual funds (IMFs) by evaluating the relative performance of IMFs and conventional funds during the global economic crisis in the context of the Saudi Arabian capital market....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show a creative way to fulfill financing needs of entities involved in pre- and post-harvest production activities in extreme cases while mitigating inherent risks by Islamic structured trade finance from the real-life case of cotton production in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency's (SAMA's) regulatory policies. Design/methodology/approach – Both descriptive and comparative analyses are used, especially in highlighting SAMA's monetary policies and approach during...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how best to diversify in Saudi Arabia's stock market. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis proceeds as follows: first, repeated sampling with replacement from a sample of 62 actual companies' monthly stock returns from January 2001...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the data envelopment analysis (DEA) efficiency scores and Malmquist productivity indices of banks in Saudi Arabia, an economy that is heavily dependant on the hydrocarbon sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how best to diversify in Saudi Arabia's stock market. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis proceeds as follows: first, repeated sampling with replacement from a sample of 62 actual companies' monthly stock returns from January 2001...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency's (SAMA's) regulatory policies. Design/methodology/approach – Both descriptive and comparative analyses are used, especially in highlighting SAMA's monetary policies and approach during...