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Islamic microfinance: an ethical alternative to poverty alleviation

Rahim Abdul Rahman, Abdul - In: Humanomics 26 (2010) 4, pp. 284-295

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential of Islamic financing schemes for microfinancing purposes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper contends that Islamic finance has an important role to contribute for furthering socio‐economic development of the poor and small...

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Treating return of mudharabah time deposit as investment instrument

Anwar, Saiful; Romansyah, Dadang; Pramono, Sigit; … - In: Humanomics 26 (2010) 4, pp. 296-309

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose the development of return forecasting model for mudharabah time deposit product in Islamic bank based on artificial neural networks (ANNs). Design/methodology/approach – The analysis consists of two main elements. First element is the...

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Depositors' withdrawal behavior in Islamic banking: case of Indonesia

Ismal, Rifki - In: Humanomics 27 (2011) 1, pp. 61-76

Purpose – Islamic banks need to manage depositors' deposit withdrawals in a well manner in order to be able to optimize depositors' funds in their portfolio financing. Taking into account the Indonesian Islamic banking industry as a study case, this paper attempts to analyze the depositors'...

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The interrelationship between Islamic epistemological considerations, “IEC”, and resolution of actual economic problems

Dadgar, Yadollah - In: Humanomics 27 (2011) 2, pp. 81-96

Purpose – The basic aim behind this paper is to explain disregarding of a paramount point in Islamic economic research and its actual performances. That is the significant relationship between Islamic epistemological considerations (IEC), and its related actual works (both theoretical and...

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The current world business meltdown: Islamic religion as a regulator

Almoharby, Darwish - In: Humanomics 27 (2011) 2, pp. 97-108

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an account of how Islam regulates the processes and interactions in areas of the … responsibility is carried out. The various arguments advanced here rest on the teachings of the holy book of Islam (The Quran ) and … the teachings of the Prophet of Islam (Mohammed). Findings – For Muslims, ethics in business may only be obtained if one …

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Motivation as conceptualised in traditional and Islamic management

Mohammad Ather, Syed; Aktaruzzaman Khan, Mohammad; … - In: Humanomics 27 (2011) 2, pp. 121-137

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to indicate total motivation under Islamic management. Design/methodology/approach – The research was based on both primary and secondary materials. The primary data were gathered following a sample survey through direct personal interview by the...

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The possibility of application of salam in Malaysian Islamic banking system

Muneeza, Aishath; Nurul Atiqah Nik Yusuf, Nik; Hassan, Rusni - In: Humanomics 27 (2011) 2, pp. 138-147

Purpose – This research aims to explore the theoretical nature of salam contract in depth, the extent of its use in the banking arena of Malaysia and to test the theoretical feasibility of its future application by the Islamic banks in Malaysia by suggesting an Islamic banking product...

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A comparative study of the returns on Mudhārabah deposit and on equity in Islamic banks

Diaw, Abdou; Mbow, Abdoulaye - In: Humanomics 27 (2011) 4, pp. 229-242

Purpose – The paper aims to compare the return on Mudhārabah deposits (ROMD) to the return on equity (ROE) in Islamic banks. Design/methodology/approach – The summary statistics of the ROMD and the ROE is used to make a comparison between them with a sample of nine Islamic banks, from seven...

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Development and democratization from the perspective of Islamic world view

Huq Pramanik, Ataul - In: Humanomics 28 (2012) 1, pp. 5-25

in the Arab world, within the context of Islam. …

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The role of Islam in human capital development: a juristic analysis

Abdullah, Faruk - In: Humanomics 28 (2012) 1, pp. 64-75

primary sources of Islam to discover its contribution towards human capital development. Design/methodology/approach – The … has a different understanding in Islam, due to its different objectives. However, it resembles the conventional theory in … lot to foster development among the individuals in every aspect of their lives. The way Islam gives incentive to …

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