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Globalization has led to exciting new business opportunities around the globe. Still, national and cultural boundaries have not evaporated into a "borderless world". Several studies have identified so-called liabilities of foreignness that arise from a lack of embeddedness and roots in the host...
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We investigate the differences in banks' responses to monetary policy shocks across bank size, liquidity, and type, i.e., conventional versus Islamic, in Pakistan between 2002:II to 2010:I. We find that following a monetary contraction, small banks with liquid balance sheets cut their lending...
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This study attempts to make empirical examination in how psychological empowerment program created by Islamic banking enhancing organizational commitment. This paper develops a model of organizational commitment dimension and the impact of psychological empowerment. It uses data from a sample of...
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The Islamic finance industry has grown substantially in Asia over the last 2 decades. The Muslim populations in different Asian countries, especially in Southeast Asia, are increasing. Rapid Muslim population growth and improving living standards may enhance the popularity of Islamic finance as...
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Mauritius. This small island state of the Indian Ocean aspires to host Islamic banking products while diversifying the range of …/methodology/approach In this qualitative analysis of the regulatory framework of Islamic banking in Mauritius, the doctrinal approach is …
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Studies on the relationship between religion and Entrepreneurship suggest that Islam discourages entrepreneurship. This is sometimes used to explain the excessively high unemployment figures for Muslim majority countries. However, we argue that studies that support this claim have missed a...
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Purpose - Malaysia is one of the fastest-growing Asian economies with a properly designed and developed Islamic financial system. This unique feature of the Malaysian economy made it an important case study, and the purpose of this study is to assess for the dynamic contribution of Islamic...
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Purpose - This study aims to develop a valid and reliable Islamic financial literacy (IFL) scale that can capture all the segments of the Islamic financial sectors and which could be considered applicable for all jurisdictions across the globe. Design/methodology/approach - To build the measure,...
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Das Internet stellt für immer mehr Konsumenten eine neue Möglichkeit des Kaufs von Produkten dar. Während der Onlinekauf von Bekleidung, Büchern oder Elektroartikeln verstärkt zu beobachten ist, werden Lebensmittel noch relativ selten im Internet gekauft. Zum Kauf von Lebensmitteln im...
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Entering host country networks of knowledge flows (new competencies, innovative technologies, and lead-market knowledge) is a major rationale of multinational firms for investing abroad. Foreign firms find it difficult to overcome cultural and social barriers which make their foreign engagements...
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