Humanomics: Volume 33 Issue 1

An analysis of financial speculation: from the Maqasid Al-Shari’ah perspective

Ildus Rafikov, Buerhan Saiti

This paper aims to discuss the topic of financial speculation with special reference to forex and offers an analysis from the Maqasid Al-Shari’ah perspective, whereby authors…

An Islamic microfinance business model in Bangladesh: Its role in alleviation of poverty and socio-economic well-being of women

Abul Hassan, Shamim Saleem

The main purpose of this study is two-fold: first, it aims to confirm or disapprove a positive relationship between Islamic microfinance and the socio-economic welfare of women…

Corporate governance, product market competition and firm performance: evidence from Iran

Mahdi Moradi, Mohammad Ali Bagherpour Velashani, Mahdi Omidfar

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of product market competition and corporate governance on firm’s management performance in the Tehran Stock Exchange market…

The significant of business strategy in improving organizational performance

Yuliansyah Yuliansyah, Bruce Gurd, Nafsiah Mohamed

This research aims to investigate the extent to which business strategy mediates the relationship between reliance on integrative strategic performance measurement (RISPM) and…

The relationship between agency theory, stakeholder theory and Shariah supervisory board in Islamic banking: An attempt towards discussion

Sulaiman Abdullah Saif Al-Nasser Mohammed, Joriah Muhammed

In relation to the critical problem, this paper aims to present an understanding of the agency theory and the stakeholder theory from the perspective of the Islamic principles…

Does productivity of Islamic banks endure progress or regress?: Empirical evidence using data envelopment analysis based Malmquist Productivity Index

Fakarudin Kamarudin, Chiun Zack Hue, Fadzlan Sufian, Nazratul Aina Mohamad Anwar

This paper aims to explore the level of productivity of Islamic banks specifically in selected Southeast Asian Countries from the period 2006 to 2014. Besides, this study also…