Purpose – This paper aims to report the development of an Islamic service quality scale that is derived from the literature, verbal protocol method interviews, and survey. Design/methodology/approach Design/methodology/approach – Verbal protocol interviews were conducted with 24 men and 12...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the extent of the contribution of the current Islamic financial system to society in terms of social responsibility (SR) required by the concept of social maslahah. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a critical analytic approach...

Purpose – In light of the current debate on bank capital requirements, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative impact of capitalization on risk‐taking efficiency in Islamic and conventional banks. The author tests whether changes occurring to the capital structure of such...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study whether Islamic investors lose portfolio efficiency due to a limited asset universe. Design/methodology/approach – The paper contributes to prior literature by using non‐parametrical measurements of efficiency instead of regular...

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 – To investigation the centrality of islamic work ethic (IWE) in the lives of managers in Kuwait and provide a useful insight into the nature of work environment and organizational culture. Design/methodology/approach – The participants were 762 managers randomly selected from...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a coherent but critical treatment of Islamic work ethic (IWE). It explores the nature of IWE in the context of cultural and political evolution and offers a cultural and religious perspective pertaining to organization and management....

Purpose – This paper takes advantage of the closeness of two separated communities on the island of Cyprus to study how controversial products and forms of offensive advertising executions can be related to levels of religiousness, time usage and temporality. The resulting observations are...