This paper examines the impact of non-traditional activities on the China banking sector’s technical and scale efficiency during the post-reform period 2000–2005. The paper follows the procedures set by Isik and Hassan (2003) by omitting the off-balance sheet items first, before adding it as an additional output variable in the analysis. The em

This study seeks to examine the performance of 37 Bangladeshi commercial banks between 1997 and 2004. The empirical findings of this study suggest that bank specific characteristics, in particular loans intensity, credit risk, and cost have positive and significant impacts on bank performance, while non-interest income exhibits negative relationshi

Abstract: This paper documents the development of the International Islamic University Malaysia’s waqf Fund (IIUMWF) from its inception in 1999 to the present as well as examining its accounting practice. Specifically, we examined four pertinent areas: the management of the fund, the fundraising activities (and the types of funds, waqf khass or w

Objective: To identify etiologic microbiota associated periodontal diseases among diabetes patients and the factors related to the most commonly identified bacteria species. Material and Methods: Periodontal plaque samples from 11 diabetic participants and 13 non-diabetic controls were collected to assess their aerobic and anaerobic bacterial growt

The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector.The technique used by Oliveira and Tabak is extended by employing market data as input and output variables to individual bank stocks, which are listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). By doing this, the paper aims to broaden the scope of the existing s

Muslim world, particularly the Middle East face crisis of leadership for the last century, has been struggling with leaders who are not in concern of their own peoples’ problems, not protecting and looking for the interests of their country and the Ummah in general. Therefore, Muslim societies still remain as colony of the Westerners in terms of

Due to the strategic position and natural resources of Aceh province, foreign powers always kept their eyes on this area. It is a historically well-known reality that religious Acehnese people always straggled to protect their lands and natural resources in the province against foreign invaders since they have been very fond of their freedom and di

This research was carried out using method of interview among selected human resource practitioners of six Malaysian companies. This research explores talent management practices particularly on the implementation and the effect of the practices on employee engagement and retention. It was found that talent management is considered as the strategy

The whole life span of Said Nursi is a summary of his ontological straggle which reflects the awareness of the reality of being created as a vicegerent (khalifatullah) of Allah on earth that is a great responsibility which was endowed by the Eternal Lord.It burdens on his shoulder to implement these awareness. This responsibility maintained since t

Dispute resolution outside of court is not new; societies world-over have long used non-judicial and indigenous methods to resolve conflicts. Family disputes, more often than not, are rarely concerned with matters of fact but is almost invariably complicated by the intense and intimate emotions of the parties in conflict. Therefore, the utilization