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Effect of Islamic Insurance on the Growth of the Insurance Industry in Kenya

Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2017
The Kenyan insurance market wrote KES.100 billion of Gross Direct Premiums in the year 2011. It has grown at an average rate of 16% p.a. over the last 5 years. The market comprises of 47 insurance companies, transacting long-term and short-term insurance business.
openaire   +1 more source

Gender Justice in the Triple Planetary Crisis: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify and report how gender justice is conceptualised and discussed in contemporary health literature in relation to the Triple Planetary Crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, with a particular focus on the experiences of women and gender‐diverse populations, and the representation of nurses and other healthcare ...
Catelyn Richards, Micah Peters, Julia Charalambous, Lila Singh‐Peterson, Lucy Osborn, Aletha Ward, Jessica LeClair, Tracy Levett‐Jones   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why do firms strategically delay payments of corporate loans?

Journal of Financial Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may prefer to delay some loan payments while continuing to service others because of lender and loan characteristics. I explore the impact of bank‐level and bank‐firm‐level indicators on the strategic delay behaviors of nonfinancial corporations. Three factors play a key role in their strategic delay decisions.
Ahmet Deryol
wiley   +1 more source

Review of Research on Digital Financial Literacy: Measurement, Causes, and Impact

Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This literature review comprehensively analyzes the evolving research on digital financial literacy (DFL) and synthesizes findings from 53 articles published between 2005 and 2025. The review was based on a systematic search across major academic databases.
Weiqiang Tan, Wenhao Zhang, Xingyu Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

An Examination of Cultural Transformation in Türkiye After 1980 in the Context of “Neoliberal Governmentality”

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The January 24 Decisions of 1980 and the subsequent Özal era marked a profound rupture, carrying Türkiye from an import substitution economy to an outward‐oriented, “free‐market” order. Drawing on Michel Foucault's concept of neoliberal governmentality, this study conducts a qualitative, interpretivist discourse analysis of Turgut Özal's ...
Muhammed Salim Danış
wiley   +1 more source

Atlas Unplugged: Re‐Imagining the Premises and Prospects of Capitalism for Business and Society

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s dystopian work of fiction, became a cornerstone of libertarian philosophy and its influence continues as an articulation of contemporary capitalism. In introducing this Special Issue, we revisit its core assumptions and contradictions in order to reimagine capitalism and reflect on the potential of management studies
Rick Delbridge, Charlene Zietsma, Roy Suddaby, Rashedur Chowdhury, Christopher Wickert   +4 more
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Government Orchestration at Play: The Influence of Disclosure Regulation on Stakeholder Accusations and the Role of CSR

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Government orchestration describes regulatory settings in which governments delegate some governance functions to private actors; for instance, business conduct is monitored by stakeholders under CSR disclosure regulation. This article examines the impact of this type of regulation on stakeholder monitoring, which is a core yet little‐examined
Julia Bartosch, Emma Avetisyan, Philipp A. Thompson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religious Participation After Covid‐19: Evidence From US Catholic Dioceses and Smartphone Data

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious rules and regulations affect behavior? We examine this question using changes in Catholic regulations during the Covid‐19 pandemic combined with mobility data from 15 million smartphone users from 2019 to 2022. We first document overall trends: Total religious attendance declined sharply in March 2020 and thereafter recovered ...
Angela Cools, Carlos Esparza S.J., Jiwon Park   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Christian Nationalism and the Vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election: A State‐Level Analysis

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within the US electoral system, where states are conceived of and vote as discrete entities, state‐level characteristics are vital to consider because they reflect sociocultural context influencing voter behaviour. Though numerous studies have documented the connection between Christian nationalist ideology and voting for Donald Trump in 2016,
Andrew L. Whitehead, Samuel L. Perry
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting Overweight and Obesity Phenotypes for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Call to Action for the Middle East and Beyond

Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although there are conflicting clinical data on the efficacy of weight reduction in reducing secondary events in patients with comorbid overweight and obesity (OAO) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), there is excellent epidemiological and biological evidence of a cause–effect relationship between OAO, CVD, and other systemic complications ...
Wael Almahmeed, Juan S. Barajas‐Gamboa, Mohammad Zubaid, Ebaa Al Ozairi, Abdullah Shehab, Khalid Al‐Rasadi, Abi Khalil Charbel, Noor Al Busaidi, Fahad Al Sindi, Zuhier Awan, Tomader Ali, Khaldoon Al‐Humood, Fatheya Al Awadi, Mohammed Al Hadad, Manal Al Kindi, Khalid Al Habib, Khalid Al Waili, Maryam Alsaeed, Adel Tash, Hani Sabbour   +19 more
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