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Green Loans and Firm Performance: Evidence on Signalling and Impact Investing Effects

European Financial Management, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 288-312, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Green loans, costlier than sustainable bonds, are mainly used by smaller firms. This study examines 439 green loans issued to 299 nonfinancial firms during 2016–2023, assessing whether they signal environmental commitment or generate impact. Findings support both Signalling and Impact Investing theories.
Bao Trung Hoang, Nadia Benbouzid, Sushanta Mallick, Aleksandar Stojanovic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tribal Origin and Gender: Identity Work in Women's Entrepreneurial Journey in Saudi Arabia

Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 41-58, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia face significant challenges: legal, regulatory, social, and others related to the traditional family norms. Despite these constraints, many women succeed. Using a social constructionist feminist lens, we analyze the experiences of 27 women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia, focusing on their ethnic/tribal origin
Eidah Alzahrani, Jillian Gordon, Cristina Diaz‐Garcia, Sabina Keston‐Siebert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Management in Islamic Banking: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis With a Western Comparative Perspective

Business Strategy &Development, Volume 8, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines how Islamic banks conceptualize and implement diversity management within their broader frameworks of corporate responsibility and ethical governance. Drawing on a mixed bibliometric and content analysis of most capitalized Islamic banks, findings reveal a governance and risk‐based sustainability model that aligns with, yet
Valerio Brescia, Massimo Cane, Maura Campra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SME’s Access to Islamic financing for Enhancing Energy Efficiency: A Fuzzy AHP Approach

Journal the Winners
Energy efficiency remains a significant challenge for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia, contributing to high operational costs and limiting competitiveness.
Dety Nurfadilah, Asri Noer Rahmi, Shavira Febryanti, Ratu Dinta Insyani Zukhruf Firdausi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investment-Linked Takaful Plan Patronage: Evidence From Malaysia [PDF]

, 2019
Investment-linked Takaful is a recent innovation introduced in Malaysia. This study focuses on Investment-linked takaful plan selection in Malaysia. We have used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 143 respondents from the Klang Valley
Mohd Salleh, Marhanum Che, Parveen, T. (Tamiza), Razali, S. S. (Siti)   +2 more
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The Tell‐Tale Tone: Negative Tone Disclosure and Tax Avoidance in MENA Banks

Managerial and Decision Economics, Volume 46, Issue 8, Page 4155-4169, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between negative reporting tone in annual reports and tax avoidance practices in a panel of 63 banks operating in seven Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries observed over the 2012–2022 period.
Naima Lassoued, Imen Khanchel, Mohamed Malek Belhoula   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate governance and Shariah compliance in institutions offering Islamic financial services [PDF]

The structures and processes established within an institution offering Islamic financial Services (IIFS) for monitoring and evaluating Shariah compliance rely essentially on arrangements internal to the firm.
Grais, Wafik, Pellegrini, Matteo
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What Sustains Wars: Will to Fight Versus Military Might

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1554, Issue 1, Page 66-86, December 2025.
This essay examines how psychosocial forces shape will to fight through the Devoted Actor Framework (DAF). Devoted actors, bound by sacred, non‐negotiable ideals and fused group identities, pursue a quest for ontological significance that sustains conflict beyond material incentives.
Scott Atran
wiley   +1 more source

ISLAMIC FINANCING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDONESIA: UNLOCKING POTENTIAL DEMAND FROM GCC INVESTORS

Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance
This study examines the interest of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors in financing renewable energy (RE) projects in Indonesia using Islamic financing schemes.
Rahmatina A. Kasri, Ronald Rulindo, Muhammad Rizky Prima Sakti, Muhammad Rifqi, Adela Miranti Yuniar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The readiness of Malaysian companies in the compliance of shariah requirements: Implication from the revised screening methodology [PDF]

, 2015
This study attempts to examine whether the board facets could influence the Shariah-approved companies (ShACs)’ readiness in sustaining their Shariah status through the compliance of the Shariah requirements, following the Securities Commission (SC)’s ...
Ramli, Juliana Anis, Ramli, Mohd Ismail
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