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Abstract - Bank Stability Index for Selected Countries with Dual Banking Systems
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Abstract: A robust and comprehensive measure of bank stability is crucial to identify healthy banks and save troubled banks from deteriorating in order to avoid banking crises, hence prevented a systemic effect on the overall financial system of the country. The study aims to develop a comprehensive measure of bank stability for selected Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries with dual banking systems. The measure is in the form of a composite index, comprehensively adopts relevant indicators from the existing literatures based on annual data from 1999 to 2015, obtained from the Bankscope database. The factor analysis method used by the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is adopted to develop the index. The findings reveal the comprehensive measure of bank stability for all bank models. The policy implication for the regulatory is to use similar measure of bank stability in monitoring and reporting the stability of different bank models. Keywords: Bank stability index, dual banking, Islamic bank, OIC Countries, factor analysis. |
Abstract - Measuring Conspicuous Consumption Behavior Using Partial Least Square
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Abstract: It is known that owning luxurious goods gives people huge fulfilment and exclusivity. For the last few years, the luxury goods market has shown incredibly positive growth. Today, it is no surprise that the market growth has truthfully manifold and this is in fact an honest response to society’s accustomed desire and fantasy, associated with one’s wellbeing, comfort, quality and self-image. The aim of the study is to investigate the four factors of attitude, brand image, patrons status and quality influence on conspicuous consumption behavior among 400 customers that visited and shoped at Suria KLCC, Pavilion and Starhill Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The survey was conducted to collect data and had been analyzed further using Partial Least Square (PLS). The tested factors were found to be statistically significant. The trend and purchasing power could be better comprehended based on the findings obtained from the study. Keywords: Conspicuous Consumption Behavior, Attitude, Brand Image, Patrons Status Quality. |
Abstract - Effects of Subjective Knowledge and Religious Motives on Malay Muslims’ Receptiveness of Non-Muslim Country’s Halal Food Products
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Abstract: Most imported food products from non-Muslim countries have Halal logos on the packaging but news on fake Halal logos has been circulating in the media on many occasions; because of the disgraceful act by firms that craved for a slice of the highly profitable global Halal food market. Hence, the objective of the study was to examine the effects of subjective knowledge and religious motives on Malay Muslims’ receptiveness toward non-Muslim country’s Halal food products. The convenience sampling method was used to collect data from 450 Malay Muslims within the Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley region. Results have shown that trust and subjective norm mediated the relationship between subjective knowledge and receptiveness, whereas, religious motives had no effect on receptiveness. Essentially, it is important for global Halal foods’ players to obtain adequate information on consumers’ decision-making behaviors in different markets; for the benefits of their marketing and promotional efforts. Keywords: Halal, Malay Muslim, Non-Muslim Country, Receptiveness, Food market. |
Abstract - Relationship between Website Determinants and Customer Switching in a Hypermarket Online Shopping: Customer Trust as a Mediator
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Abstract: The growth of online market size is very promising in the Malaysia’s online shopping landscape. Given the helpful growth of online shopping website among retailers in Malaysia, there is a crucial need for understanding what drives Malaysian customers to switch from one retailer to another. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the website design, website security/privacy, and website shopping service, as predictors, influencing customer switching in a hypermarket online shopping and the effect of customer trust as a mediating variable. A survey was carried out on 300 respondents and data were analysed using multiple regression analysis. It was found that website shopping service was a significant predictor of customer switching in online shopping and customer trust fully-mediated the relationship. The results from this study would enable online shopping retailers to better design their website marketing strategies that could build trust and retain their customers directly. Keywords: Website determinants, customer switching, customer trust, online shopping. |
