Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and explain the factors underlying the inclination of zakat payers to trust a particular zakat institution. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the literature review and experience survey, a context specific questionnaire was developed as the...

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Main Authors: Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar
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spelling iium-319772013-09-13T02:19:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/31977/ Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar BL Religion H Social Sciences (General) HJ Public Finance Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and explain the factors underlying the inclination of zakat payers to trust a particular zakat institution. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the literature review and experience survey, a context specific questionnaire was developed as the main method of quantitative data collection. The instrument was administered to a sample of Muslim professionals who observe religious seclusion in the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month (itqaf) in 12 purposely selected mosques across four states and the federal capital territory. Findings – Drawn from the resource dependence and legitimacy theories, the study finds that board capital, disclosure practices, governmental model of zakat institution, and stakeholder management were identified through the use of structural equation modeling as being the antecedents of zakat payers’ trust. Originality/value – This paper is the first to report an empirically based model of zakat payers’ trust. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/31977/1/JIABR_Final_copy-_Zakat_trust.pdf Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa and Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani and Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar (2013) Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research , 4 (1). pp. 4-25. ISSN 1759-0817 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jiabr.htm 10.1108/17590811311314267
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Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa
Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani
Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar
Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and explain the factors underlying the inclination of zakat payers to trust a particular zakat institution. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the literature review and experience survey, a context specific questionnaire was developed as the main method of quantitative data collection. The instrument was administered to a sample of Muslim professionals who observe religious seclusion in the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month (itqaf) in 12 purposely selected mosques across four states and the federal capital territory. Findings – Drawn from the resource dependence and legitimacy theories, the study finds that board capital, disclosure practices, governmental model of zakat institution, and stakeholder management were identified through the use of structural equation modeling as being the antecedents of zakat payers’ trust. Originality/value – This paper is the first to report an empirically based model of zakat payers’ trust.
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author Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa
Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani
Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar
author_facet Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa
Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani
Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar
author_sort Murtala Oladimeji , Abioye Mustafa
title Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study
title_short Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study
title_full Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study
title_fullStr Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study
title_full_unstemmed Antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study
title_sort antecedents of zakat payers’trust in an emerging zakat sector : an exploratory study
publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/31977/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/31977/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/31977/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/31977/1/JIABR_Final_copy-_Zakat_trust.pdf
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