... to promote Malay-Muslim economic participation, the certification regime disproportionately benefits multinational and non-Muslim firms due to high compliance barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Halal certification also serves as a platform for political consumerism, identity assertion...

...Rizal Bahara; Muhammad Nur Aidi; Khaswar Syamsu; Euis Sunarti; Anuraga Jayanegara; Marco Tieman Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the research trends of halal food small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and provide an overview of future research directions. The halal food industry...

... knowledge (PK), Sharia compliance (SC) and subjective norm (SN) on investment decisions in businesses and projects run by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The questionnaires were distributed to prospective investors with prior knowledge of SCF and Islamic...

...Ali Haruna; Honoré Tekam Oumbé; Armand Mboutchouang Kountchou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the adoption of Islamic finance products (murabaha, musharakah, mudarabah, salam, ijara, istisna and Qard Hassan) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon, a non-Islamic...

... enterprises (SMEs), to compete internationally. Therefore, drawing from a resource-based view, this paper aims to examine how intangible resources affect the export performance of Malaysian SMEs exporting halal food and beverages (F&B) products. Design/methodology/approach This study used a purposive...

... industry remain limited, particularly in Brunei Darussalam. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the challenges that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the halal food processing industry face amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the sultanate. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative...

...Raed Khamis Alharbi; Sofri Bin Yahya; Salina Kassim Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between religiosity and branding on small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs’) performance in Saudi Arabia. It also examines the mediating role of financial literacy on the relationship among...

...Vahideh Arghashi; Abdullah Okumuş Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs’) internationalization process in emerging Islamic markets and to introduce the factors affecting SMEs’ entry modes into a foreign country with emphasis on the role...