Ashrafee T Hossain

Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration

Full Professor

St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X5

Canada

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Scholarly Papers (38)

1.

The Impact of Geopolitical Risks on Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from The Russia-Ukraine War

Finance Research Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 06 May 2022 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2023
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum and Samir Saadi
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and University of Ottawa - Telfer School of Management
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Geopolitical Risks, Russia-Ukraine War, Foreign Exchange Markets, Global Equity Markets

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Carbon Risk and Real Earnings Management

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 3794941
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2021
Central Michigan University, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, American University and University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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Carbon risk; climate risk; earnings management; real activities

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Does Corporate Social Responsibility Help Mitigate Firm-level Climate Change Risk?

Finance Research Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Apr 2022
Ashrafee T Hossain and Abdullah-Al Masum
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Johnson C. Smith University
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Corporate Social Responsibility; Climate Change Risk; Value-enhancing; Mitigation

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Firm-Level Climate Change Risk and CEO Equity Incentives

Forthcoming at British Journal of Management
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 04 Aug 2022
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University, University of Ottawa - Telfer School of Management, Audencia Business School and University of Memphis - Fogelman College of Business and Economics
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Climate change risk; CEO equity incentive; risk mitigation; firm value

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Carbon emissions and abnormal cash holdings

Amin, A., Hossain, A., & Masum, A. (2024). Carbon emissions and abnormal cash holdings. Accounting & Finance.
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2024
Abu S. Amin, Ashrafee T Hossain and Abdullah-Al Masum
Central Michigan University, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Johnson C. Smith University
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abnormal cash holdings; carbon emissions; agency theory

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Generalist CEO and Carbon Emissions

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 117 Posted: 16 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum, Samir Saadi and Ramzi Benkraiem
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Audencia Business School
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carbon emission, general ability, generalist CEO, decision-making

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Does Corporate Sexual Orientation Equality Affect Labor Investment Efficiency?

Global Finance Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Jun 2022
University of Queensland - Business School, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and University of Queensland - Business School
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Corporate sexual orientation equality; Labor investment efficiency; Labor economics; LGBT rights

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Board Diversity and Cost of Equity (CoE)

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 09 Jul 2020
Ashrafee T Hossain and Lawrence Kryzanowski
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Concordia University, Quebec - John Molson School of Business
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Diversity, Board of Directors, Governance, Cost of Equity (CoE)

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Has the Informativeness of Insider Filing Changed Post-SOX? Has the Latest Credit Crunch Improved this Informativeness?

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2011
Ashrafee T Hossain and Harjeet S Bhabra
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
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SOX, Credit Crunch, Information content, Form 4, insider trading

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COVID-19, A Blessing in Disguise for the Tech Sector: Evidence from Stock Price Crash Risk

Research in International Business and Finance, 65, 101938.
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 17 Apr 2023
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum and Jian Xu
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and Fort Hays State University
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COVID-19; uncertainty; stock price crash risk; Tech sector

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Chief Executive Officer Power and Corporate Sexual Orientation Equality

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Volume 31, September 2021,100543.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Jul 2021
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and Loyola Marymount University - Department of Accounting
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Corporate sexual orientation equality; CEO power; corporate governance

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When Supply Chain Strains, Executives’ Gain Wanes: A Tale of Supply Chain Risk and CEO Compensation

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2024
Najah Attig, Abdlmutaleb Boshanna and Ashrafee T Hossain
Dalhousie University, Dalhousie University and Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration
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supply chain risk, executive compensation, voluntary disclosure, corporate governance

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Conference-call-based Political Risk Measure: a Disclosure Perspective

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 21 Nov 2023
Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Shenzhen University, Johnson C. Smith University and Fort Hays State University
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political risk disclosure; conference calls; stock price crash risk

Political Risk, Political Polarization, and Earnings Management

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 19 Nov 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain, Mostafa Monzur Hasan and Abdullah-Al Masum
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance and Johnson C. Smith University
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Political Risk, Political Polarization, and Earnings Management Political risk, political polarization, real earnings management, corporate governance

Political Risk, Political Polarization, and Earnings Management

Number of pages: 90 Posted: 28 Nov 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain, Mostafa Monzur Hasan and Abdullah-Al Masum
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance and Johnson C. Smith University
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Political risk, political polarization, real earnings management, corporate governance

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US Political Corruption and Quarterly Conference Calls

Forthcoming, Chourou, L., Hossain, A., & Jha, A. (2024). US Political Corruption and Quarterly Conference Calls. Journal of Banking and Finance.
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 08 Mar 2024
Lamia Chourou, Ashrafee T Hossain and Anand Jha
University of Ottawa, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Wayne State University
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obfuscation; conference calls; political corruption; rent-seeking; shielding

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Climate Change Risk and Corporate Payout Policy

The first draft was in May 2021; 
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 17 Jun 2024
Sadok El Ghoul, Ashrafee T Hossain and Abdullah-Al Masum
University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Johnson C. Smith University
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Dividend, Climate change risk, Cash flow uncertainty, Precautionary motive JEL Classifications: G30, G35

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Long-term Institutional Investors and Climate Change News Beta

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum and Ramzi Benkraiem
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and Audencia Business School
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Climate change news beta, Long-term institutional investors, Monitoring

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The Value of Shareholder Environmental Activism: Case Engine No. 1

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Feb 2024
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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environmental concern, Shareholder activism, cumulative abnormal return, market reaction

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US Political Corruption and Labor Investment (In)efficiency

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 27 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2024
University of Queensland - Business School, University of Queensland, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and University of Queensland
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Corruption, labor investment, rent-seeking, shielding

Firm-level litigation risk and CEO equity incentives

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 24 May 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain, Najah Attig, Gregory Hebb and Mostafa Monzur Hasan
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Dalhousie University, Dalhousie University - School of Business Administration and Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
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litigation risk; executive compensation;

Firm-Level Litigation Risk and CEO Equity Incentives

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Nov 2024
Najah Attig, Ashrafee T Hossain, Gregory Hebb and Mostafa Monzur Hasan
Dalhousie University, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Dalhousie University - School of Business Administration and Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
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Litigation Risk, Executive Compensation, Equity Incentives

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Ex-ante Litigation Risk and Firm-level Climate-Change Exposure

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Sep 2023
Ashrafee T Hossain, Hatem Rjiba and Dongyang Zhang
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, PSB Paris School of Business and Capital University of Economics and Business
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Litigation risk; Federal judge ideology; Climate change exposure

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The disclosure perspective of firm-specific political risk measure from conference calls

Has been accepted and processed for production, Forthcoming at Financial Management; Accepted Manuscript
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 Jun 2024
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University, Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Shenzhen University and Fort Hays State University
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Impact of Canadian SOX from an Acquisition Perspective

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Nov 2012
Ashrafee T Hossain
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration
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Regulations, CSOX, Bill 198, Insider trades, Merger and Acquisition

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Judge Ideology and CEO Compensation

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Number of pages: 61 Posted: 12 Aug 2024 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2025
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum and Hatem Rjiba
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and PSB Paris School of Business
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Judge ideology, Liberal courts, CEO compensation, Shareholder value G30

25.

How Do Competition and Capabilities Influence Managerial Performance?

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Jan 2016
Majidul Islam and Ashrafee T Hossain
Concordia University - JMSB and Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration
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Cost of Political Divide: Evidence from the Impact of Political Polarization Exposure on CEO Equity Incentives

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 29 Oct 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain and Najah Attig
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Dalhousie University
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political polarization, partisan conflict, executive compensation

Cost of Political Divide: Evidence from the Impact of Political Polarization Exposure on CEO Equity Incentives

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 21 Nov 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain and Najah Attig
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Dalhousie University
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political polarization, partisan conflict, executive compensation

Cost of Political Divide: Evidence from the Impact of Political Polarization Exposure on CEO Equity Incentives

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 28 Jan 2025
Ashrafee T Hossain and Najah Attig
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Dalhousie University
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political polarization, partisan conflict, Executive Compensation

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Acquisitions and social capital

http://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12787 Chowdhury, H.; Hossain, A. T.; Jha, A. 2024. Acquisitions and social capital. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 29 Feb 2024
Hasibul Chowdhury, Ashrafee T Hossain and Anand Jha
University of Queensland - Business School, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Wayne State University
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acquisition, mergers, social capital, culture, M&A

Acquisitions and Social Capital

Posted: 14 Oct 2020
Ashrafee T Hossain and Anand Jha
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Wayne State University

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acquisition; mergers; social capital; culture; M&A

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The Comeback Effect: Market Responses to Trump's 2024 Election Victory

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 31 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2025
Shaker Ahmed, Mostafa Monzur Hasan, Ashrafee T Hossain and Samir Saadi
University of Surrey - Surrey Business School, Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Abnormal returns, Donnald Trump, Election 2024

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Fear of Fairness in Courts: The Impact of Liberal Judge Ideology on Corporate Carbon Emissions

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 Sep 2024
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum and Hatem Rjiba
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and PSB Paris School of Business
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Liberal judge ideology, Carbon emissions, Litigation risk

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The Social Costs of Political Divide: Evidence from the Impact of Polarization Risk on CSR

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Nov 2024
Najah Attig, Sadok El Ghoul and Ashrafee T Hossain
Dalhousie University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean and Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration
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CSR, political risk, political partisanship, stakeholders, financial performance.

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Political Sentiment and Corporate Payouts

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 11 Oct 2024
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Audencia Business School and University of South Australia
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Dividend policy, Political sentiment, Behavioral corporate finance

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Judge Ideology and CEO Compensation

Number of pages: 102 Posted: 17 Jan 2025
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum and Hatem Rjiba
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and PSB Paris School of Business
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Judge ideology, Liberal courts, CEO compensation, Shareholder value

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Climate change and gender inequality: A micro-level analysis of climate change news beta and female representation

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Jan 2025
Ashrafee T Hossain, Abdullah-Al Masum and Ramzi Benkraiem
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Johnson C. Smith University and Audencia Business School
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female representation, climate change news beta, monitoring, sustainability JEL Codes: G10

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Navigating Corporate Payouts in the Shadow of Leniency Laws

Number of pages: 43
Ashrafee T Hossain, Donghui Li, Abdullah-Al Masum and Jian Xu
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Shenzhen University, Johnson C. Smith University and Fort Hays State University
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Leniency laws, Dividend payouts, Corporate governance, Financial flexibility G30

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Political Sentiment and Credit Ratings

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 26 Jun 2024
Mostafa Monzur Hasan, Ashrafee T Hossain and Haiyan Jiang
Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Macquarie University
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Carbon Emissions And CEO Pay

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Dec 2024
Abu S. Amin, Ashrafee T Hossain and Tharindra Ranasinghe
Central Michigan University, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and American University
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CEO Compensation, carbon risk, compensating wage differentials, efficient contracting

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Does CEO risk-aversion affect carbon emission?

Journal of Business Ethics (Forthcoming)
Posted: 06 Dec 2021
Ashrafee T Hossain, Samir Saadi and Abu S. Amin
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, University of Ottawa - Telfer School of Management and Central Michigan University

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CEO inside debt; executive compensation; carbon risk; GHG emission; CSR;

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Financial Management Analysis of Islamic and Conventional Banking in Selected Countries

Journal of Financial Management and Analysis, 29(2):2016
Posted: 02 May 2017
Alex Faseruk, Ashrafee T Hossain and Basit Baig
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Faculty of Business Administration and Independent

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Islamic banking-cum-better management, Sharia, financial crisis, Conventional banks