Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess and explain the leverage of Saudi companies (53 companies) during the period 2003‐2007. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews two different classical capital structure theories, namely tradeoff theory and pecking order theory, to...

Purpose – The paper aims to test the stability of dividend policy, test the effect of cash flow on the company's dividend policy, identify the factors that determine a firm's cash dividend payments, and examine the characteristics of dividend‐paying and non‐paying firms....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of different sukuk structures from a financial perspective. This examination includes murabahah and ijara ‐based sukuk , the former offering a fixed return, and the latter, the most popular form of sukuk , a variable return. The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the income structure of Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and to explore the effect of the diversification of banks' earning on risks that may harm these latter. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to fill a gap in the literature on women who work in the Arab Muslim context, reflecting on the experience of Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 301 male participants completed the newly developed multidimensional aversion to women...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate customer‐centric corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Islamic banks of Bangladesh, Malaysia and the Arabian Gulf Region. The new framework is found from the incomplete link between managerial motivation and their actual involvement...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the trajectories of the urbanization process in Saudi Arabia in its regional context from the unification of the country by King Abdul Aziz Al Saud in 1932 to the present time, and the urbanization impact on the status and management of cultural...

Purpose The paper is aimed at identifying, analysing and prioritizing the critical constraints affecting efficient management of historic buildings in remote areas of Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach Thematic content analysis and expert-based evaluation approaches were used to identify...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of consumer protection agencies. In the light of growing importance of consumerism in developing countries, the paper measures the level of satisfaction with the performance provided by five different consumer protection agencies, in a...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of individual, organizational, and social contexts on internet adoption by Saudi public relations professionals. Design/methodology/approach – Using the diffusion of innovations model, this study investigates the responses of...