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Construction of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah-Based Index of Socio-Economic Development: Principles and Issues

Book Chapter
Abu Seman, J., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2019)
Construction of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah-Based Index of Socio-Economic Development: Principles and Issues. In S. Syed Ali (Ed.), Towards a Maqasid al-Shariah Index of Socio-Economic Development: Theory and Application, (159-188). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12793-0_5
The promotion of achieving Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah through socio economic development is considered an agenda priority in many countries especially where Muslims population is dom...

Convergence with IFRS in Malaysia

Book Chapter
Abdullah, M., & Minhat, M. (2019)
Convergence with IFRS in Malaysia. In P. Weetman, & I. Tsalavoutas (Eds.), Routledge Companion: Accounting in Emerging EconomiesAbingdon: Taylor & Francis
No abstract available.

Islamic corporate financing: does it promote profit and loss sharing?

Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2016)
Islamic corporate financing: does it promote profit and loss sharing?. Business Ethics: A European Review, 25(4), 482-497. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12120
Islamic financing instruments can be categorised into profit and loss/risk sharing and non-participatory instruments. Although profit and loss sharing instruments such as mush...

The potential for 'green' fiscal policy measures to influence individuals' vehicle purchasing decisions in Scotland.

Thesis
Borthwick, S. The potential for 'green' fiscal policy measures to influence individuals' vehicle purchasing decisions in Scotland. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8820
Climate change is recognised worldwide as a major concern, with serious repercussions. Observed temperature rises are increasingly being linked to human activity. Evidence ind...

An empirical analysis of Chinese outward foreign direct investment in Africa

Journal Article
Ross, A. G. (2015)
An empirical analysis of Chinese outward foreign direct investment in Africa. Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 8(1), 4-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCEFTS-12-2014-0025
foreign direct investment (OFDI) into a number of African countries for the period 2003-2012. Design/methodology/approach – A series of panel data models are used to estimate ...

Marketing Ghana to attract FDI.

Working Paper
Omar, M. (2014)
Marketing Ghana to attract FDI

The Impact of German guarantee banks on the access to finance for SMEs

Thesis
Valentin, A. The Impact of German guarantee banks on the access to finance for SMEs. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7568
German guarantee banks provide guarantees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that apply for bank loans but cannot provide their own valuable collateral; this lack o...

Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia

Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Abdullah, M. (2014)
Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia. Applied Economics, 46(16), 1861-1872. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2014.887192
The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of executive pay, equity ownership incentives and pay–performance relationship in government-controlled firms. Data we...

Strategic analysis of the Edinburgh FCTT: a framework for research

Journal Article
Jarman, D., & Theodoraki, E. (2011)
Strategic analysis of the Edinburgh FCTT: a framework for research. Economia della cultura, XXI, 441-454. https://doi.org/10.1446/36617

The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups - review of UK and international evidence.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Egdell, V. & Hollywood, E. (2010)
The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups - review of UK and international evidence
This evidence review was commissioned by the Scottish Government and undertaken by the Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University. The overall aim is to revi...