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Islamic financial contracting forms in Saudi Arabia: Law and practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel UniversityThe main objective of this research is to examine whether the current practices of Islamic banking and financial activities in Saudi Arabia are compatible ...
Al-Shamrani, Ali Saeed
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Can Private Equity Deliver on Its Societal Ambitions? What We Know and Don't Know About Environmental, Social, and Governance Factor Integration in Private Equity

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Private equity (PE) firms increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and raise impact funds to address sustainability challenges. We review and integrate the growing body of literature on why, when, and how PE fund managers incorporate ESG factors into their investment strategies and ...
Tjarda Molenaar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internal Marketing of Sustainability: Nonmanagerial Employees' Perspectives in the Hospitality Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable business practices are widely promoted in hospitality, yet a persistent gap persists between sustainability strategies and their implementation in daily operations. This study focuses on the sustainability strategy–implementation gap by examining how nonmanagerial employees, responsible for operational delivery, perceive and ...
Zivai Machaka Mare, Humeyra Dogru Dastan
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Finance: A Bulwark against Crisis?

open access: yes, 2012
The aim of this paper is to show that the Islamic finance is more stable than the conventional finance constituting thus a means to reduce the impact of financial crisis Using a VAR model for the financial indexes of France SBF250 United States ...
Ali Chkir   +2 more
core   +1 more source

SDG Forward Faster in the Face of Geopolitical and Climate Risks: Does CEO Power Strengthen This Relationship?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a macroeconomic environment characterised by systemic disruptions and global uncertainty, companies are forced to reconfigure their sustainability strategies. This study examines the combined impact of geopolitical and climate risks on corporate commitment to and actual progress toward the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals ...
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez
wiley   +1 more source

INFORMAL ECONOMY, ISLAMIC FINANCE DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES

open access: yesJournal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance
The paper focuses on the impact of informal economy and Islamic finance development on sustainable development using a panel dataset of 15 Muslim-majority countries from 2016 to 2022.
Ismail Aremu Muhammed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development of SMEs: A Systematic Review of ‘How We Know,’ ‘What We Know’ and Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to contribute more significantly to the sustainability agenda. Digital transformation (DT) has the potential to enable SMEs to fulfil their sustainable development goals. However, SMEs encounter unique challenges in leveraging DT for sustainability due to their size, limited resources and
Phuc G. Le   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate‐Related Disclosure and Bank Performance: Does Bank Type Matter?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether climate‐related disclosure (CRD) affects the financial performance of conventional banks (CBs) and Islamic banks (IBs) differently. Using a unique hand‐collected dataset on CRD for 591 banks (422 CBs and 169 IBs) from 24 countries over a 4‐year period, we examine how the relationship between CRD and financial ...
Rasim Simsek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

INVESTMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF ISLAMIC INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS: EVIDENCE FROM SAUDI MUTUAL FUNDS AND GLOBAL INDICES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The study critically reviews the application of the Sharia investment screening process, from both Sharia and practical perspectives. In practice, there appears to be inconsistencies in the Sharia investment screening criteria among Islamic investment ...
BINMAHFOUZ, SAEED,SALEM
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Exploring the Effects of Green Servant Leadership on Green Service Innovation: The Mediation–Moderation Role of Psychological Empowerment and Employee Green Creativity

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the influence of green servant leadership (GSL) on green service innovation (GSI) in Ghana's hospitality sector, focusing on the mediating role of psychological empowerment (PE) and the moderating role of employee green creativity (EGC).
Edward Fosu, Deborah Asiedu
wiley   +1 more source

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