Service quality has become crucial to the banking institutions due to fierce competition. Banks may have their own environment specific barriers in procuring it. This study was the first-ever attempt to compare these barriers between Islamic and conventional banks. Primary data was collected...

To explore how Islamic banking could be promoted in Pakistan, one of the crucial factors is exploring the factors that determine the profitability of Islamic Banking Industry (IBI). The studies on the determinants of Islamic banking growth focus on a number of such internal and external...

The share of microfinance in the Islamic financial industry is very low and, therefore the industry contributes very little to the poverty reduction. This study proposes a microfinance model based on Salam and Istisn'a'. The proposed model is based on cooperative structure in which the MFI...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess effectiveness of management development (MD) programs in the Pakistani corporate sector and investigate relationship among various factors that affect MD practices in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – The research employed a blend of...