Motivations to donate: Exploring the role of religiousness in charitable donations

Ahmad Jamal, Aqilah Yaccob, Boris Bartikowski and Stephanie Slater

Journal of Business Research, 2019, vol. 103, issue C, 319-327

Abstract: This research investigates motivations to donate to charity among Muslims living in the UK. The research conducts in-depth interviews and explores charitable causes which Muslims support while examining the extent to which Muslims integrate religion into charitable donation behavior. Participants support a range of charitable causes – both internationally and locally that allows them to develop a sense of attachment and interdependence with others. Findings point to five ways in which religiousness manifests itself in the context of charitable behavior: role modelling, seeking rewards in the hereafter, seeking self-satisfaction, avoiding guilt and seeking congruence. The paper discusses implications for theory and for practice.

Keywords: Motivations to donate; U.K. Muslims; Religion; Qualitative study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.01.064

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