... substantial cultural, political and economic challenges. Paradoxically, bazaar-like arrangements are reappearing in some of the most advanced sectors of the postmodern world at the same time they persist or surface in several other settings. The purpose of this paper is to consider the causes...

...Marwan N. Al Qur’an Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze assumptions and the appropriateness of the most dominant strategic decision-making theories within the Islamic cultural context as an attempt to develop an Islamic decision-making framework. Design/methodology...

... and primary research with the latter including interviews across the public, private and social entrepreneurship sectors, together with surveys to gather Egyptian and international perspectives. Findings The study addresses several political, cultural and economic themes that significantly influence...

...Yousef Mohamed Endara; Asbi B. Ali; Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid Purpose Considering the importance of current Libyan business environment, this paper aims to understand the influence of culture on perceived service quality that leads to customer satisfaction in the Libyan banking industry. In addition...

... elements responsible and have the promise to strengthen individual transparency and morally which eventually enhance economic progress in Islamic world. Culture Islam Management theory Work ethics Muslims in the world are increasingly becoming inspired by the principles of Islam. In general...

... or antisocial such as gambling, alcohol consumption and pornography. Sivakumar Velayutham can be contacted at: skvelayutham@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Religion Culture Islamic accounting Western accounting Following from the above, it is argued...

... on audit fees. Originality/value – Research on auditor independence in Indonesia remains scarce despite the country's eagerness to adopt “international” accounting and auditing standards. In addition, the cultural context of Indonesia also helped in explaining our findings. In the case...