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Are People Sincere Condemning Israeli Atrocities? a Letter to the World
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Palestine is burning. Israel has been killing innocent men, women and children in hundreds almost every day. People around the world condemn all these atrocities and sympathize with the Palestinians. But are they sincere in their condemnation of the Zionist killers and in their sense of pity for the Palestinians who have been suffering for more tha

Gaining of Competitive Advantage of Malaysian Telecommunication Products: Measure of Competitiveness
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This study tries to examine the export competitiveness of selected telecommunication products by using indicators like Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Constant Market Share (CMS) analysis and Shift-share method and these are used for identifying potential export markets. The selected four categories of telecommunication products are taken

Capital Structure Inconclusiveness: Evidence from Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The purpose of this paper of this study is to examine the possible factors contributing to the issue of inconclusiveness in capital structure studies. This study also attempts to provide logical explanations to the unresolved issue of inconsistencies in the relationship between factors identified and leverage in capital structure studies. Compariso

Derivatives, Pricing Efficiency and Gharar: Evidence on Embedded Options in Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Derivatives, despites their extensive usage as risk management tools, receive differing arguments among the Muslim scholars. Focusing on embedded option contracts, the resolution of Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah No (63/1/7) under the financial markets considers the currently applied option contracts as different from the Shariah nominated contracts

Gharar and Mispricing of Equity Warrants, Malaysian Evidence
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In Islamic finance, the use of derivatives seems to be in dispute among the scholars despites its prominent emergence in the market. Majority of scholars object the use of derivatives on the basis that it contains the element of gharar. The Jeddah Fiqh of Academy rules that options are objectionable for they could not infer options in the world tod

Key Factors Influencing Target Capital Structure of Property Firms in Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Very limited studies have been done on the capital structure of property firms in Malaysia emphasizing on the presence of target capital structure and the affecting determinants and also the speed of adjustment to target leverage. Thus, this study aims to investigate these issues among the property firms in Malaysia by using a dynamic model. This s

Firms’ Speed of Adjustment and Rational Financing Behaviour: Malaysian Evidence
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Malaysian firms which are examined based on a dynamic framework appear to practice target capital structure and take into account certain firm characteristics in their capital structure decisions. These firms readjust instantaneously when they are off the target indicating low adjustment cost while the pecking order hypothesis seems to influence th

Total Quality Management Practices in the Islamic Banking Industry : Comparison Between Bangladesh and Malaysian Islamic Bank
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Abstract Bangladesh, being a Muslim country needs to expedite its Islamic banking services to uphold her Islamic values. This study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the applicability of TQM in the Islamic banking sector in Bangladesh by identifying and matching as well as comparing (the successful implementation of) the unique factors tha

Exploring the Role of Religious Motivation Towards Tourist Satisfaction: a Proposed Islamic Tourism Model from a Malaysian Perspective
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The purpose of the study is to identify factors inﬂuencing tourist satisfaction of Islamic tour destination under the Islamic tourism concept. The study is conceptual in nature.It develops a Tourist Satisfaction Model derived from the comprehensive literature review and prior empirical findings where the relationships among Religious Motivation,

Factors Affecting Customer Loyalty Through Satisfaction Towards Retail Marketing Strategy: an Exploratory Investigation on Malaysian Hypermarkets
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Background: Today, global market is targeted by so many established retailers, because they are looking for new potential market expansion. Malaysian hypermarkets are growing drastically challenging in the past decades; as a result customer satisfaction and customer loyalty has become a critical phenomenon. Objective: The main purpose of this study

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