Determinants of Qardhul Hassan Financing Acceptance Among Malaysian Bank Customers: An Empirical Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that determine Qardhul Hassan acceptance among Malaysian bank customers. Explained in more detail, the main objectives of the study are twofold. First is to test the applicability of conventional theory, notably theory of reasoned action (TRA) to the Qardhul Hassan acceptance. Second is to examine the effect of pricing to Qardhul Hassan acceptance. TRA was employed in order to examine its applicability to the context of Qardhul Hassan financing. Besides the original constructs of the model, the pricing construct is added in order to justify further the determinants of the Qardhul Hassan financing. As such, this study used survey approach in order to investigate the objectives of the study. The study found that subjective norm were important determinants to influence bank customers' perception of accepting Qardhul Hassan financing. These results, on the other hand, proved the suitability of the determinants to the context. of Qardhul Hassan financing. Besides attitude and subjective norm constructs, this study, on the other viewpoint, contributes to the existing body of knowledge by proving that the pricing factor was also an important as a key determinant of Qardhul Hassan acceptance. Although this study proved the importance of attitude, subjective norm and price of Qardhul Hassan financing factors, there still exists an opportunity for the future research relevant in this area in which it is due to limitations embedded in the current study. This study, however, is useful for Islamic banks in order to beautify Qardhul Hassan facility.

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