Qualitative Research in Financial Markets

2009 - 2026

Current editor(s): Prof Bruce Burton

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2026, month November

Regulatory fragmentation in bank–insurance conglomerates: a qualitative index for cross-regime supervision pp. 1-23

Abdul Rafay

National goals, local gears: why institutional design and architecture, not mission statements, drive development finance pp. 1-10

Plamen Ivanov

Islamic corporate social responsibility as a governance-embedded system: evidence from Islamic banks in Malaysia and Indonesia pp. 1-39

Al-shami Samer Ali

2026, month October

Expert recommendations and investor psychology: a qualitative study of behavioural biases in investors’ response pp. 1-27

Nisha Goel, Puneeta Goel, Nidhi Singh and Rupali Misra

Exploring the synergistic role of green finance and AI in the industrial energy transition: a case study of a Tunisian energy-intensive plant pp. 1-23

Hamdi Khalfaoui and Améni Trabelsi

Exploring sustainable finance and ESG integration in commercial bank pp. 1-23

Ghanashyam Tiwari, Mohan Bhandari, Neeta Dhusia Sharma and Bibek Karmacharya

Faith, debt, and ethical dissonance: a phenomenological study of Muslim women’s borrowers of Bank Titil in Indonesia pp. 1-19

Bima Rafly Fachrezzi and Kharisma Fatmalina Fajri

Two explanations for the collapse of Barings: incompetence in trading coupled with the looting of the bank by its managers pp. 1-16

Thierry Suchère

Islamic finance adoption among entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan’s dual banking system: a qualitative study pp. 1-20

Ibrahim Halil Sugozu, Junus Ganiev, Ainura Turdalieva, Iraima Dorbonova and Abdurashid Zhoraev

Interpreting participation in sharia-compliant fintech markets: User narratives of engagement, uncertainty, and socio-economic meaning pp. 1-20

Maisya Pratiwi, Roni Andespa, Testru Hendra and Afriyanti Afriyanti

The dark side of impact fintech ecosystems: unstraining the “tug of war” among stakeholders pp. 1-42

Bruno Luis Avila Freischlag and Bruno Anicet Bittencourt

Digital payments in Morocco and cash persistence: prioritizing barriers and enablers through a Delphi study pp. 1-21

Safwane Sadki and Abdelmalek Bekkaoui

2026, month September

Literacy-independent adoption of digital payments: the moneywork of India’s street vendors pp. 1-23

Milind Kamat, Arunima Haldar and Sanjogita Ramesh

2025, month October, vol 18

Operational and regulatory dynamics of Islamic microfinance in Nigeria: a qualitative analysis of women’s involvement and challenges pp. 1085-1103

Bilkis Lawal Shuaibu and Aishath Muneeza

Shari‘ah committees’ perspective on Al-Siyasah al-Shar‘iyyah’s vis-à-vis Shari’ah governance conception within Malaysian Islamic financial institutions pp. 1126-1144

Ahmad Akram Mahmad Robbi and Syed Marwan Mujahid Syed Azman

Stories speak louder than numbers: evidence from annual reports pp. 1302-1339

Arunima Haldar, Gayatri Anand Mayee and Priti Ashit Parikh

Spatial mapping of banking systems: understanding the finance-space nexus in Germany and the UK pp. 1408-1412

Plamen Ivanov

2025, month September, vol 18

Uncovering the retirement planning behaviour of Indian households through expert lenses – a grounded theory approach pp. 1229-1252

Kavita Karan Ingale and Ratna Achuta Paluri

Management and governance of Awqāf as social finance institutions pp. 1340-1362

Muhammad Ayub, Khurram Khan, Mansoor Khan and Muhammad Ismail

Conceptualizing the drivers of sustainable competitive advantage: a qualitative exploration on fintech adoption, sustainability performance and employee green behavior pp. 1363-1385

Abdur Rahim, Md Harun Or Rosid and Md. Farijul Islam

Crisis and credit: tackling corporate NPLs in Sri Lanka pp. 1386-1407

Kanishka Chethanana Weerasekara, Candauda Arachchige Saliya, Karumpullige Tharindu Prabath Lakmal and Ravindu Malshan Medagedara

2025, month August, vol 18

Exploring a lived experience of a financially literate university student: a multi-theoretical perspective pp. 1068-1084

Tapenence Namutamba Kuteesa, Twaha Kigongo Kaawaase, Laura Aseru Orobia, Isaac Nabeta Nkote, Sulait Tumwine and Rachel Katoroogo Mindra

(Un)accountability of crypto assets exchanges: evidence from a slippery financial field pp. 1105-1125

Rosanna Spanò, Annamaria Zampella, Luana Serino and Francesco Campanella

Carbon market as an emerging policy instrument for sustainable finance and climate change: a review and research agenda pp. 1145-1183

Charu Vadhava and Ashu Khanna

The relevance of the implementation of Maqashid Shariah and sustainable development goals in Islamic microfinance institutions pp. 1184-1206

Ferry Khusnul Mubarok and Akhmad Syakir Kurnia

Factors affecting customers’ adoption of green banking: an interpretive structural modeling approach pp. 1207-1228

Anshul Jain, Biswajit Behera and Khyati Kochhar

The relevance of behavioral biases to investment decision and performance: a meta-analytic review pp. 1253-1276

Aykut İpek and Pınar Evrim Mandacı

Psychological aspects of the foreign exchange market: the case of Moroccan foreign exchange operators pp. 1277-1301

Ahmed Amine Lamzouri and Mohammed Mehdi Taouzalt

2025, month July, vol 18

Exploring customer attitude towards neo-banking apps: a thematic analysis using Google Play and Apple App Store reviews pp. 987-1013

Priya Gupta and Shashi Srivastava

2025, month June, vol 18

A novel framework for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing: the case of large retail investors in an emerging market pp. 748-789

Arit Chaudhury and Varun Dawar

Shariah governance and financial management framework for Islamic donation-based crowdfunding (IDCF) pp. 790-807

Nurul Aini Muhamed, Muhammad Iqmal Hisham Kamaruddin, Wan Nur Fazni Wan Mohamad Nazarie, Rafisah Mat Radzi, Aimi Fadzirul Kamarubahrin and Syifa’ Mawaddah Zaimi

Assessing international anti-money laundering preventive measures in Islamic banks: a directed content analysis approach pp. 808-835

Faouzi Mohamed Hamdi

How Ghanaian managers view dividend policy pp. 836-858

Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma and Vera Ogeh Fiador

Drivers and barriers to mass adoption of Islamic unit trust funds in Malaysia: a qualitative study pp. 861-878

Salim Bouzekouk and Fadillah Mansor

Knowledge diffusion channels (KDCs) in Islamic banking: integrative perspectives of bankers and Shari’a scholars pp. 879-897

Adnan Malik, Karim Ullah and Shandana Shoaib

Consumers on FIRE: how the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement affects consumption behaviour. An exploratory study pp. 898-923

Thunsuda Saijantakam, Alexandra Theben and Julia Von Schuckmann

Insurance, digitization and sustainable development: the road ahead pp. 924-945

Srishti Nagarajan and Ekta Duggal

Driving positive social and environmental impacts through equity crowdfunding: evidence from social enterprises pp. 946-986

Rosella Carè, Stella Carè and Rabia Fatima

GameStop’s direct registration movement and financial stability pp. 1014-1043

Daniel T. Lawson and Christopher Mueller

Unveiling corporate governance dynamics: a qualitative analysis of financial performance pp. 1044-1067

Mohit Pathak, Arti Chandani, Prashant Ubarhande and Sonali Bagade

2025, month May, vol 18

A simplified assessment model for conducting the financial sector assessment program (FSAP): the case of the Republic of San Marino pp. 590-617

Marcello Forcellini, Gianfranco Antonio Vento and Eva Gracikova

FinTech adoption in the UAE: total interpretive structural modeling of drivers and challenges pp. 640-671

Maryam Meraj, Irna Ishrat and Manpreet Kaur

Is understanding sustainable banking policy an impediment to bankers in the Nepali banking industry? pp. 672-689

Laxman Tandan, Rajesh Sharma and Khagendra Acharya

Issues in the application of HPSM by Islamic banks in Bangladesh pp. 690-708

Mezbah Uddin Ahmed, Md. Mahabbat Hossain and Md. Atiqur Rahman Khan Khadem

Exploring the strengths and weaknesses of Islamic banking in Türkiye: a multi-generational perspective pp. 709-727

Ali Can Yenice and Zeyneb Hafsa Orhan

Beyond the bottom line: a qualitative content analysis of sustainability performance drivers in Indonesian banks pp. 728-747

Iwan Suhardjo, Chris Akroyd and Meiliana Suparman

2025, month April, vol 18

The influence of indigenous culture practices in augmenting the hybrid payment system: a case study of distributor-retailer dyads in Pakistani small and medium enterprises pp. 519-537

Khan Burhan Khan, Noor Ismawati Jaafar and Shamshul Bahri Zakaria

Understanding financial toxicity in health care: voices of patients, hospitals and NGOs – empowering recovery through financial support pp. 538-564

Hardeep Singh Mundi and Shailja Vashisht

The role of investment beliefs and heuristics in corporate valuation pp. 565-589

Magnus Jansson, Lana Sabelfeld and Sakarias Einar Sefik Bank

The complementary role of big data and intellectual capital on value co-creation: proposing a value creation framework in information-intensive organizations pp. 621-639

Raazia Gul

2025, month March, vol 18

Uncovering the dynamics between digitalisation and investor bias: an interpretative phenomenological analysis pp. 379-407

Divneet Kaur and Sneha Badola

Building trust in robo-advisory: technology, firm-specific and system trust pp. 408-428

Xinye Cao, Laura De Zwaan and Victor Wong

Can nuclear power be financed within deregulated electricity markets? pp. 429-451

Stephen Dansky and B. Andrew Cudmore

From intellectual capital to sustainability performance: an interventionist research approach to management control pp. 452-475

Paola Demartini, Cristiana Bernardi, Anwar Halari and John Dumay

What we know and what we should know about financial satisfaction: a systematic literature review and future research agenda pp. 476-518

Muhammad S. Tahir, Shanemuhamad Ch Abdulgafor and Satish Kumar

2025, month February, vol 18

Investor sentiment and its implication on global financial markets: a systematic review of literature pp. 209-248

Prince Kumar Maurya, Rohit Bansal and Anand Kumar Mishra

Buy now, pay later consumer credit behavior: impacts on financing decisions pp. 287-299

Enrico Maria Cervellati, Umberto Filotto, Dario Sgrulletti and Gian Paolo Stella

Customized Robo-Advisor: analysis of the inclusion of cash assets pp. 300-331

Hector Rico-Perez, Mar Arenas-Parra and Raquel Quiroga-García

Assessing the influence of factors affecting stock market: an ISM approach pp. 332-355

Premananda Meher and Rohita Kumar Mishra

Exploring user experience and usability of mobile and open banking for digital natives in Turkiye pp. 357-378

Ozan Soyupak and Haluk Ipek

2025, month January, vol 18

Central banking and fragmentation of currency markets in an emerging economy pp. 249-262

Abiodun Ige

Conceptualizing the corporate-social accountability and sustainability assessment of weather-risk management policy towards stakeholders using qualitative insights: a case of weather index insurance pp. 263-286

Pankaj Singh and Ruchi Kushwaha