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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).05      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).05      Published : Mar 2019

The Development of Islamic Finance and Fostering the Influence of Moral Values and Personal Factors in Investment Decision

    Since the reform movement of the Muslim World from the midnineteenth century, many Islamic Financial institutions have been established. Subsequently, in 2001 the first Islamic banking policy was issued by the State bank of Pakistan and thereafter, Pakistan has faced many commercial, accountability and regulatory challenges in transforming the economy into an Islamic Economy. In this study, we find out whether the development of the Islamic Economy has fostered moral values in investors. This study, hence, aims to discuss the foundamental issues in moral values behind an investment decision while taking in account some personal factors influencing investment decisions. Data has been collected with the help of a questionnaire, where its reliability is confirmed by Cronbach Alpha, followed by correlation and multiple Regression tests. The results show a significant role of certain moral factors in investment decisions.

    Islamic Economy, Moral Factors, Behavioral Finance, Investment
    (1) Romana Bangash
    Institute of Management Sciences, Hayatabad, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Zeeshan Zeb Khattak
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Business Studies,Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Hanana Khan
    Lecturer,Department of Economics,Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.