CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view

Islamic banking (IB) practices have spread throughout the World, not only in Muslim countries but also in the West. To sustain in the very competitive market, Islamic banking must be outstanding and resilience from other conventional banks. Hence sustainable banking theme is deemed to be relevant...

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Main Authors: Shifa Mohd Nor, Noor Azuan Hashim
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9609/
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spelling ukm-96092016-12-14T06:50:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9609/ CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view Shifa Mohd Nor, Noor Azuan Hashim, Islamic banking (IB) practices have spread throughout the World, not only in Muslim countries but also in the West. To sustain in the very competitive market, Islamic banking must be outstanding and resilience from other conventional banks. Hence sustainable banking theme is deemed to be relevant to its operation by incorporating corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development concepts. Little that we know about CSR and sustainable development practices of Islamic banking from the managerial views. This paper attempts to explore the social responsibility and sustainability dimension of Islamic banking in Malaysia from the management insights. This is an inductive research employing semi-structured interview survey of 11 important Islamic bankers holding various positions. Thematic analysis approach was used to analyse data. The study reveals that Islamic banks are encouraged to perform various CSR activities however activities leading to significant socioeconomic impact are still lacking. Social banking may provide the answer. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9609/1/12181-33193-1-SM.pdf Shifa Mohd Nor, and Noor Azuan Hashim, (2015) CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view. Jurnal Pengurusan, 45 . pp. 1-16. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/749
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description Islamic banking (IB) practices have spread throughout the World, not only in Muslim countries but also in the West. To sustain in the very competitive market, Islamic banking must be outstanding and resilience from other conventional banks. Hence sustainable banking theme is deemed to be relevant to its operation by incorporating corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development concepts. Little that we know about CSR and sustainable development practices of Islamic banking from the managerial views. This paper attempts to explore the social responsibility and sustainability dimension of Islamic banking in Malaysia from the management insights. This is an inductive research employing semi-structured interview survey of 11 important Islamic bankers holding various positions. Thematic analysis approach was used to analyse data. The study reveals that Islamic banks are encouraged to perform various CSR activities however activities leading to significant socioeconomic impact are still lacking. Social banking may provide the answer.
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author Shifa Mohd Nor,
Noor Azuan Hashim,
spellingShingle Shifa Mohd Nor,
Noor Azuan Hashim,
CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view
author_facet Shifa Mohd Nor,
Noor Azuan Hashim,
author_sort Shifa Mohd Nor,
title CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view
title_short CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view
title_full CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view
title_fullStr CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view
title_full_unstemmed CSR and sustainability of Islamic banking: the bankers view
title_sort csr and sustainability of islamic banking: the bankers view
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9609/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9609/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9609/1/12181-33193-1-SM.pdf
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