Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the role of financial governance practices in influencing both financial management and Islamic work ethic practices to affect Islamic social enterprises (ISEs) accountability. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaires were administered to...

The Islamic Social Enterprise (ISE) is increasingly gaining attention due to its flexibility to perform trading activities for income generation while at the same time offering societal contributions. The roles of ISE is greatly viewed from value-based perspective, where the ISE's objective is...

Accountability and non-profit sector is not a strange issue. As it has wider stakeholders as compared to other sectors, abuse, misappropriate and fraud cases frequently remark the ‘dark side' of non-profit sector. Plus, with the introduction of Social Enterprise (SE) concept that combine for...

It is undeniable that a non-profit sector as the third sector plays important roles in the economy nowadays. As a non-profit sector born from loopholes of public and private sectors, its impacts is believed to fulfill society’s interests that cannot be fulfilled by these two previous sectors....

Islam encourages Muslims to take care of their brothers and sisters by sharing and distributing their wealth to the different levels of the community. There are a few types of mechanisms that can be used to achieve this purpose. Nowadays, Islamic philanthropic institutions are known for the...

Waqf is one of Islamic economic instruments to promote the distribution of public wealth. This perpetual voluntary charity concept is that the underlying asset should remain and the people can benefit from the asset perpetually. It promises a continuous reward in the eternal life for as long as...