scholarly journals WAQF ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE STAKEHOLDER SALIENCE THEORY: A CASE STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidayatul Ihsan ◽  
Maliah Sulaiman ◽  
Norhayati Mohd Alwi ◽  
Muhammad Akhyar Adnan

This study aims to address the issue of accountability in a waqf institution. Specifically, the focus of this study is to shed more light on how the mutawalli (waqf trustee) discharges accountability in managing waqf. In so doing, an interpretive case study in one Indonesian waqf institution, that is, Dompet Dhuafa (DD), was undertaken. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews. Other sources of data collection techniques employed along with the interviews include observations and document reviews.  Furthermore, this study uses the accountability mechanisms as the conceptual lens. The accountability mechanisms consist of disclosure statements and reports, performance assessment, participation, self-regulation and social auditing. In addition to the accountability mechanims, the stakeholder salience theory is also used to understand how the mutawalli shows accountability to multiple stakeholders. The findings of this study reveal that although DD recognizes the salient nature of its stakeholders, it does not prevent the mutawalli from showing accountability to all stakeholders. The mutawalli is of the view that accountability is not limited to accounting and reporting. Moreover, the mutawalli believes that showing accountability to different groups of stakeholder requires different mechanisms of accountability. As such, this study concludes that DD’s commitment to accountability is proven through its effort to deal with stakeholder salience. Keywords:  Waqf, accountability, accountability mechanisms, stakeholder salienceJEL Classification: L31, M49, N35

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Novalia Nastiti ◽  
Imron Mawardi

Amil zaka in zaka institutions has the right as one of eight ashnaf. Their rights are usually used by zaka institutions as operational cost. However, not all of the intitutions which manage zaka take amil’s right, one of them is Yayasan Nurul Hayat. This institution does not take amil’s right and it is independent in its operational cost. To support this operational cost, Yayasan Nurul Hayat establish business unit with utilize its profit.This study aimed to discover the capability of business unit in supporting operational cost of Yayasan Nurul Hayat. This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive case study method. The selections of informant are using purposive sampling method. Data collection was conducted by semi-structured interviews and documentation. This data is analyzed using descriptive method.The result of this study shows that Yayasan Nurul Hayat Employments’ Salary is taken from business unit’s profit. It is also used to give bonus for employments and grow the business unit of Yayasan Nurul Hayat up. From the result of this study, it can be concluded that the business unit which is developed has great capability to support operational cost of Yayasan Nurul Hayat.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Silva Corrêa ◽  
Julio Araújo Carneiro-da-Cunha ◽  
Vânia Maria Jorge Nassif ◽  
Ernesto Michelangelo Giglio

Purpose Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is highly emerging in the management literature. However, recent studies highlight the necessity to associate with reflections on this theme, usually approached from an economic perspective, propositions also derived from relational approaches. This paper aims to investigate associations between EO and social networks, specifically about the still little explored relational coupling/decoupling theme. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides an empirical and qualitative study of religious entrepreneurs. A total of 18 pastors responsible for creating and leading independent neo-Pentecostal churches located in Belo Horizonte/Brazil, selected using the snowball technique, participated in this qualitative, case-study research. Two analysis categories guided data collection: pastors’ EO (behaviors suggestive of their innovativeness, proactivity, competitive aggressiveness, risk-taking and autonomy) and churches’ social framework (the resources and attributes that pastors obtain from their institutional structure). Findings The study concludes that pastors combine attributes representing their EO and their social structure in developing their religious endeavors. Research limitations/implications Among the limitations are the restricted use of semi-structured interviews as a data collection source and the absence of data proving the churches’ performance. Originality/value The paper contributes by showing that entrepreneurs can influence the structure of their networks by using EO; proving that networks influence pastors’ EO; revealing recursivity between EO and networks; emphasizing a relational dimension of the EO construct and presenting new theoretical propositions that can be explored and tested in future investigations.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
James Pickles

A research project was conducted which explored LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) hate crime. Participants were invited to share their narratives and personal experiences of hate crime, discrimination and violence through semi-structured interviews. The study helped us understand how people who experience ‘hate’ responded to, managed and reconciled the identities for which they were victimized. This case study focuses on a situation where a research participant requested a copy of an interview they gave for the hate crime project. The interview copy was to be used for the participant’s own personal purposes. The participant’s request potentially risked the contamination of ethical (overt) data collection, with their own covert data gathering. The ethical implications of this scenario raise many questions for ethicists and researchers to discuss.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-121
Author(s):  
Nining Nining Islamiyah ◽  

This study aims to explain the financial management practices of the mosque. Specifically, the focus of this study is to explore and investigate how financial management practices in the mosque. A case study of one Malaysian mosque is undertaken. To achieve the objective of this study, the researcher used vari­ous techniques of data collection, including interviews, observations, and reviews of the documents. The findings reveal that the SHAS mosque has four mechanisms to manage financial management practices. The tools are performance assessment and evaluation, participation, regulation, and social auditing. This study concludes that financial management practices are a necessary process to support the accounta­bility of the mosque. Especially, secondary accountability relates to the responsibility of mosque managers toward capital providers of the mosque. The results of this study give some implications for the improvement of financial management practices, particularly in the mosque.


Author(s):  
Ronaldo Ferreira Maganhotto ◽  
Vanessa Alberton ◽  
Maria Beatriz Petroski Bonetti ◽  
Marciel Lohmann

ECOTOURISM AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS AS VALUING FACTORS OF ECOTOURISM ACTIVITY IN PRUDENTÓPOLIS, PRECOTURISMO Y ACCIONES DE SOSTENIBILIDAD COMO FACTORES DE VALORIZACIÓN DE LA ACTIVIDAD ECOTURÍSTICA EN PRUDENTÓPOLIS, PRRESUMODiante da realidade de que a humanidade cada vez mais se concentra nas grandes cidades, uma das alternativas encontradas é a busca pelo turismo ecológico, que tem crescido de forma significativa no Brasil e no mundo, mas principalmente nos países que apresentam diversidade de belezas naturais e riqueza de fauna e flora. A presente pesquisa, realizada no município de Prudentópolis/PR, apresenta o desenvolvimento dos atrativos ecoturísticos e as ações sustentáveis presentes em cada propriedade. Este estudo de caso foi desenvolvido entre o período de setembro de 2015 a agosto de 2016. A coleta de dados deu-se por meio bibliográfico, documental, observação in loco e entrevista semiestruturada com os proprietários dos empreendimentos. Na coleta de dados foram identificadas várias práticas sustentáveis em cada dimensão da sustentabilidade que permite apontar que essas práticas são propulsoras ao desenvolvimento socioeconômico e valorização do turismo e da comunidade local do Município de Prudentópolis.Palavras-chave: Ecoturismo; Sustentabilidade; Meio Ambiente. ABSTRACT Faced with the reality that humanity is increasingly concentrated in the big cities, one of the alter-natives found is the search for ecological tourism, which has grown significantly in Brazil and in the world, but especially in countries with a diversity of beauties and richness of fauna and flora. The present research, carried out in the city of Prudentópolis/PR, presents the development of the ecotourism attractions and the sustainable actions present in each property. This case study was developed between September 2015 and August 2016, data collection was done through bibliographical, documentary, on-site observation and semi-structured interviews with project owners. In the collection of data, several sustainable practices were identified in each dimension of sustainability, which allows us to point out that these practices are propulsive to the socioeconomic development and valorization of tourism and the local community of the Municipality of Prudentópolis..Keywords: Ecotourism; Sustainability; Environment.RESUMENAnte la realidad de que la humanidad cada vez más se concentra en las grandes ciudades, una de las alternativas encontradas es la búsqueda por el turismo ecológico, que ha crecido de forma significativa en Brasil y en el mundo, pero principalmente en los países que presentan diversidad de bellezas naturales y riqueza de fauna y flora. La presente investigación, realizada en el municipio de Prudentópolis/PR, presenta el desarrollo de los atractivos ecoturísticos y las acciones sostenibles presentes en cada propiedad. Este estudio de caso fue desarrollado entre el período de septiembre de 2015 hasta agosto del 2016. La recabación de datos se dio a través de la recopilación bibliográfica, documental, observación in situ y entrevistas semiestructuradas con los propietarios de los emprendimientos. Durante el trabajo de campo se identificaron varias prácticas sostenibles en cada dimensión de la sostenibilidad que permite apuntar que esas prácticas son propulsoras al desarrollo socioeconómico y valorización del turismo y de la comunidad local del municipio de Prudentópolis.Palabras clave: Ecoturismo; Sostenibilidad; Medio Ambiente.


Author(s):  
Tiko Iyamu

Data collection is a critical aspect of any research. To this point, it is very important that a researcher has a good understanding of why, where and how to collect data. Broadly speaking, there are two main research and data collection approaches; namely, quantitative and qualitative methodologies. These two approaches are used both in academia and professional domains. This study focuses on philosophical assumptions underpinning Information Systems (IS) research. The philosophical assumptions underlying interpretive, case study research tradition and approach implies a subjective epistemology and the ontological belief that reality is socially constructed. The study investigated the challenges of interpretive, case study research strategy and empirical techniques applied in the information systems discipline. This paper focuses on the realistic challenges that researchers face while conducting a qualitative, interpretive, case study, particularly during data collection.


2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 791-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Lee ◽  
Ghada Hebaishi ◽  
John Hope

Purpose – The New Zealand Ministry of Education identified that teachers need to be confident they have the support of their school management team before they embrace twenty-first century teaching and learning in enterprise education (Ministry of Education, 2013b). The purpose of this paper is to outline an interpretive case study which investigated the views held by the management of a New Zealand secondary school, well known for enterprise education. Design/methodology/approach – The study used semi-structured interviews to investigate what aspects were deemed important by senior management and whether they saw themselves as pivotal in the success of enterprise education. Findings – The management team believed their role to be pivotal and that nine aspects were necessary for a successful enterprise programme. Originality/value – It is anticipated that the results from this interpretive case study will assist others in their planning, development and success of future quality enterprise education programmes.


2021 ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Raveenajit Kaur A. P. ◽  
Kalvant Singh ◽  
Alberto Luis August

Using the TPACK framework, this research study investigated how pre-service teachers perceive their development of the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy necessary for technology integration; and explored the opportunities that pre-service teachers have to learn about technology integration. It employed a convergent parallel mixed methods case study design. It has a single-embedded case design. The unit of analysis for inquiry is the undergraduate teacher preparation program at a private British university in Malaysia. This study incorporates quantitative data collection in the form of a survey alongside qualitative data collection conducted through semi-structured interviews. The participants for the survey comprised of three purposefully selected convenience samples of pre-service teachers (Years One, Two, and Three) studying the undergraduate teacher preparation program. Following the administration of the survey, a maximum variation sample of pre-service teachers who participated in the survey was invited for semi-structured interviews. The results indicated that the EFA found support for TK and CK being distinctive knowledge constructs within the pre-service teachers’ knowledge perceptions. While PK, PCK, TPK, TCK, and TPACK were postulated to be distinct knowledge constructs in the TPACK framework, these were not reflected in the perceptions of the pre-service teacher participants of this study. Implications and recommendations are suggested.


2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-377
Author(s):  
Giselle Aparecida Duarte ◽  
Adriana Cássia Papa

This article had the purpose of presenting the results for the use of Situational Leadership as a strategic differential at Contemporary Organizations. The themes Motivation in the workplace, Leadership and Empowerment, Styles of Leaderships and Situational Leadership were essential to debate the proposed topic.  Having said this, the methodology applied here was case study and data collection was made with the use of the following qualitative tools: semi-structured interviews and observation. The present research was conducted at “Company X” and the individuals chosen for the study were leaders from this mentioned organization. The results obtained seem to indicate that in order to be a situational leader it is not fundamental to  have  conceptual  knowledge  of  the  topic.  However,  it  is  essential  that  this  is  aligned with contemporary practices.  It  is  a leader’s  responsibility  to diagnosticate,  make  it  flexible and to establish partnership to improve performance and to develop self-directed teams of high performance.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yakup Durmaz ◽  
Ali Açıkgöz

This study aims to find whether strategic marketing planning is adequate in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Without efficient marketing, it is almost impossible for businesses to compete with others or to continue their businesses. This research studies the strategic marketing planning practices in SMEs in the Diyarbakır province of Turkey. The study was conducted on businesses in an organized industry site of Diyarbakır. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were made.  The population of the research consists of people in charge of the SMEs. The results show that the SMEs on which the study was conducted were not on an adequate level when it comes to strategic marketing planning. According to the findings, the businesses in the study used dynamic pricing. The reason for this practice can be competition, exchange rates and the fluctuations in interest rates.


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