Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims

This paper aims at examining the level of awareness among Cambodian Muslim towards Islamic Microfinance and to determine the factors that influence awareness. There are five independent variables investigated in this study namely: promotion, social culture, service quality, age, and level of educati...

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Main Authors: Sles, Alfin, Md Saad, Norma
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Language:English
Published: International Society for Development and Sustainability 2018
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spelling iium-681092019-03-15T11:06:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68109/ Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims Sles, Alfin Md Saad, Norma HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance This paper aims at examining the level of awareness among Cambodian Muslim towards Islamic Microfinance and to determine the factors that influence awareness. There are five independent variables investigated in this study namely: promotion, social culture, service quality, age, and level of education. A total of two hundred respondents consisting of Muslims living in different districts of Phnom Penh City responded to the survey questionnaire. The study used multivariate techniques to analyze the data collected. The findings showed that promotion and service quality were statistically significantly at five per cent (0.05) significant level. However, social culture, age and level of education were not significantly related with awareness. The findings also indicated that service quality had the most influence on awareness. Moreover, the result revealed that the level of awareness among Cambodian Muslims towards Islamic Microfinance was reasonable and the reasons for them preferring Islamic Microfinance were based on their religious principles and expectation of better services. International Society for Development and Sustainability 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68109/7/68109_DETERMINANTS%20OF%20AWARENESS%20ON%20ISLAMIC%20MICROFINANCE_complete.pdf Sles, Alfin and Md Saad, Norma (2018) Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 7 (9). pp. 2227-2241. ISSN 2186-8662 https://isdsnet.com/ijds-v7n9.html
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Sles, Alfin
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Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims
description This paper aims at examining the level of awareness among Cambodian Muslim towards Islamic Microfinance and to determine the factors that influence awareness. There are five independent variables investigated in this study namely: promotion, social culture, service quality, age, and level of education. A total of two hundred respondents consisting of Muslims living in different districts of Phnom Penh City responded to the survey questionnaire. The study used multivariate techniques to analyze the data collected. The findings showed that promotion and service quality were statistically significantly at five per cent (0.05) significant level. However, social culture, age and level of education were not significantly related with awareness. The findings also indicated that service quality had the most influence on awareness. Moreover, the result revealed that the level of awareness among Cambodian Muslims towards Islamic Microfinance was reasonable and the reasons for them preferring Islamic Microfinance were based on their religious principles and expectation of better services.
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author Sles, Alfin
Md Saad, Norma
author_facet Sles, Alfin
Md Saad, Norma
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title Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims
title_short Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims
title_full Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims
title_fullStr Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of awareness on Islamic microfinance among Cambodian Muslims
title_sort determinants of awareness on islamic microfinance among cambodian muslims
publisher International Society for Development and Sustainability
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68109/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/68109/7/68109_DETERMINANTS%20OF%20AWARENESS%20ON%20ISLAMIC%20MICROFINANCE_complete.pdf
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