Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It?

It is posited that Islamic Banking is meant to be socially responsible. Relating to this social responsibility, this paper undertakes two objectives. One is to develop an illustration of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) measurement index by allocating differential weights to process-based and...

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Main Authors: Shahabuddin, Asm, Alamer, Abdullah Rajeh Ali, Sukor, Mohd Edil Abd, Naseem, Niaz Ahmad Mohd
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
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Alamer, Abdullah Rajeh Ali
Sukor, Mohd Edil Abd
Naseem, Niaz Ahmad Mohd
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description It is posited that Islamic Banking is meant to be socially responsible. Relating to this social responsibility, this paper undertakes two objectives. One is to develop an illustration of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) measurement index by allocating differential weights to process-based and outcome-oriented CSR measures. The illustrative index contains nine (9) process-based measurement items, which fall under three (3) dimensions: investment, research and development, and human resources. Outcome-oriented measurement items are eight (8), which represent three (3) dimensions: Shariah Supervisory Board (SSB), social activities and sharing, and environment. The way of deciding different weights for these two categories of measures is explained, and a possible method for validation of assigned weights is proposed. Another objective is to explain why CSR measures relating to core business processes should be given more weight than outcome-oriented CSR measures for Islamic banks. In order to develop this explanation, the paper draws upon Quranic and Hadith texts, maqasid literature and published works on CSR of Islamic banks. The basic argument underlying this explanation is that purity of the process of earning is a precondition for the earning-based beneficial acts to be acceptable as good deeds.
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spelling um.eprints-207262019-03-18T07:21:11Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20726/ Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It? Shahabuddin, Asm Alamer, Abdullah Rajeh Ali Sukor, Mohd Edil Abd Naseem, Niaz Ahmad Mohd BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc HG Finance It is posited that Islamic Banking is meant to be socially responsible. Relating to this social responsibility, this paper undertakes two objectives. One is to develop an illustration of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) measurement index by allocating differential weights to process-based and outcome-oriented CSR measures. The illustrative index contains nine (9) process-based measurement items, which fall under three (3) dimensions: investment, research and development, and human resources. Outcome-oriented measurement items are eight (8), which represent three (3) dimensions: Shariah Supervisory Board (SSB), social activities and sharing, and environment. The way of deciding different weights for these two categories of measures is explained, and a possible method for validation of assigned weights is proposed. Another objective is to explain why CSR measures relating to core business processes should be given more weight than outcome-oriented CSR measures for Islamic banks. In order to develop this explanation, the paper draws upon Quranic and Hadith texts, maqasid literature and published works on CSR of Islamic banks. The basic argument underlying this explanation is that purity of the process of earning is a precondition for the earning-based beneficial acts to be acceptable as good deeds. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed Shahabuddin, Asm and Alamer, Abdullah Rajeh Ali and Sukor, Mohd Edil Abd and Naseem, Niaz Ahmad Mohd (2018) Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It? International Journal of Economics and Management, 12 (1). pp. 233-246. ISSN 1823-836X, http://www.ijem.upm.edu.my/vol12no1/12)%20Weighted%20Corporate%20Social%20Responsibility%20Index%20for%20Measuring%20Islamic%20Bankings.pdf
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Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It?
title Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It?
title_full Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It?
title_fullStr Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It?
title_full_unstemmed Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It?
title_short Weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring Islamic Banking's social performance: How to develop It?
title_sort weighted corporate social responsibility index for measuring islamic banking s social performance how to develop it
topic BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
HG Finance
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