Web-based financial reporting disclosure by Islamic banks in Oman: level of compliance

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the level of web-based Online Financial Reporting Disclosure (OFRD) in Islamic banking in Oman.

Design/methodology/approach

A checklist was developed to measure the level of Web-based Online Financial Reporting Disclosure in Islamic banking consist of 70 items (Appendix). The sample of the study consists of Islamic banking in Oman.

Findings

The findings of the descriptive analysis indicated that the overall level of web-based online financial reporting disclosure was 69%.

Practical implications

The practical implication of the results are helping the authorities to put more efforts toward the quality of web-based online information to satisfy all parties.

Originality/value

To the best of the author’s knowledge, there is no similar research done to explore the level of web-based online financial reporting Disclosure (OFRD) in Islamic banking in Oman

Citation

Sarea, A., Suharto, U., Thonse Hawaldar, I., Ibrahim, A. and Shaikh, Z.H. (2020), "Web-based financial reporting disclosure by Islamic banks in Oman: level of compliance", Journal of Investment Compliance, Vol. 21 No. 2/3, pp. 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOIC-06-2020-0006