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Mohamed Asmy Bin Mohd Thas Thaker

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Economiccs) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Master of Scienece ( Economics ) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Mohamed Asmy Bin Mohd Thas Thaker (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Other's position:

Head, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences

asmy@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Mohamed Asmy Bin Mohd Thas Thaker obtained his B.Economics (Hons), Master of Economics and Ph.D Economics from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Upon completion of his Ph.D, he joined IIUM in October 2014 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics.
He specialises in Economic Development, SMEs Islamic Economics, Waqf, Zakat and Islamic Banking & Finance. Currently, he is a member of Centre of Islamic Economics, IIUM and Malaysian Economic Association.


Area of Specialisation


  • Unspecified ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics / Applied Economic ~Other Economics / Applied Economics - Waqf, Zakat, Islamic Finance, Economic Development
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Economic Development and Growth
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Islamic Finance ~ Islamic Banking
  • Unspecified ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics / Applied Economic ~Other Economics / Applied Economics - Waqf, Zakat, Islamic Banking and Services
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Welfare Economics
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Social Work ~ Poverty


Teaching Responsibilities


FOUNDATION OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS 2014/2015
INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERING 2016/2017 2015/2016
ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
ISLAMIC BANKING SYSTEM & OPERATIONS 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2016/2017
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 2017/2018 2015/2016
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016


Research Projects


Completed
2021 - 2022 Penambahbaikan Pengaksesan Kewangan Perusahaan Mikro di Terengganu Melalui Kerangka Pendanaan Awam Islamik (Islamic Crowdfunding)
2019 - 2021 Developing Islamic Equity Crowdfunding Waqf Model (IECWM) to Harness the Potential of Waqf Land in Penang, Malaysia
2019 - 2020 Innovative Financing for Sustainable Development Goals
2018 - 2021 Developing Integrated Islamic Crowdfunding-Micro Enterprise (IICME) Model For Mitigating Financial Challenges Of Micro Enterprises In Malaysia
2018 - 2020 PRINCIPLE OF MICROECONOMICS FROM ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES
2017 - 2020 Empirical Evidence of SMEs Using Islamic Financing - A Comparative Study for Malaysia and Indonesia
2016 - 2019 Developing Shariah-compliant Crowdfunding Models for Entrepreneurship Development in Malaysia
2016 - 2017 An Assessment of Preference of Equity Crowdfunding from the Investors Perspective: The Case of Malaysia
2016 - 2019 Proposing Cash Waqf- Cooperative Model for Sustainability Development of Malaysian Waqf Assets
2015 - 2018 Formulating a Sustainable Model of Islamic Microfinance to Enhance Financial Inclusiveness towards an Equitable Society: an Appreciative Inquiry and Intelligence Approach
2015 - 2017 A Proposed Crowdfunding-Waqf Model (Cwm) for Developing Waqf Assets in Malaysia
2015 - 2018 A Proposed Model of Complementary Currency (CC) for Orang Asli Community to Boost Local Socio-economic Development: An Analysis of Acceptance Level.
2013 - 2017 Islamic Finance and the Malaysian Economy: Developing a Model for Its Effective Growth and Meaningful Contribution to the Real Economy
On-Going
2021 - Present Modelling the Drivers of Residential Price in Malaysia
2021 - Present Investigating the Unresolved Low-Middle Income Housing Problem, Malaysia
2021 - Present PERFORMANCE EVALUATION INDEX FOR ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS (ISFIS) BASED ON MAQASID AL-SHARIAH
2020 - Present Modelling Remedies to Waqf Liquidity Constraints: The Case of Waqf Unit Trust
2019 - Present Developing Islamic Equity Crowdfunding Waqf Model (IECWM) to Harness the Potential of Waqf Land in Penang, Malaysia
2019 - Present Developing an Environmental Variation Model of Rice Production Efficiency in Malaysia.
2019 - Present Proposing Awqaf Alternative Project (AAP) Software Application: Sustainable and Future Direction of Malaysia Higher Education.
2018 - Present An Analysis of Acceptance Level of A Proposed Recombinant Collagen-like Protein via Molecular Biology and Biochemistry among Stakeholders and Ethical Science Policy Related
2016 - Present "Proposing An Industry Link Model In Developing Idle Waqf Lands"


Award & Recognition


06 Nov, 2019 Emerald Literati Award 2019 - Emerald Publishing International
24 Jul, 2019 Highest Number of Publication Award (Indexed Journal Articles) - International Islamic University Malaysia University
02 May, 2019 Silver Award, International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition 2019 - International
14 Nov, 2018 Best Paper Award - International
11 Jul, 2018 Best Paper Award - International
13 Dec, 2017 Best Paper Award - International
07 Oct, 2017 Winner at the International Conference and Exhibitions on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA 2017). Institutions of Higher Learning - National
14 Dec, 2015 Best Paper Award - International
08 Sep, 2015 Best Paper Award - International
07 Apr, 2015 Winner at the International Conference and Exhibitions on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA 2015). Institutions of Higher Learning - National
13 Nov, 2014 Best Paper Award - International


Publications


Article

2022 A qualitative investigation into crowdfunding framework as a source of financing for waqf land development. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 13 (3) pp. 425-443
2022 Behavioural intention and adoption of internet banking among clients’ of Islamic banks in Malaysia: an analysis using UTAUT2. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 13 (5) pp. 1171-1197
2022 Exploration of antecedents behind Islamic corporate governance: evidence from Pakistan. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 28 (Special Issue 3) pp. 1-8
2022 Islamic capitalism: an approaching truth or an expectant panorama for Islamic finance – a case of Pakistan and Malaysia. Multicultural Education, () pp.
2022 Modeling the demand for Islamic microfinance services: an application of PLS-SEM approach. International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance (IJIEF), 5 (1) pp. 89-106
2022 Self-determination theory and individuals’ intention to participate in donation crowdfunding. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 15 (3) pp.
2021 A proposed integrated Islamic crowdfunding - microfinance (IICM) model for poverty reduction: a case study of Indonesia. International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Research, 4 (1) pp. 15-25
2021 An alternative source of collagen for Muslim consumers: halal and environmental concerns. Journal of Islamic Marketing, () pp.
2021 Analyzing Nexus between financial reforms and savings in Pakistan: an econometric investigation. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15 (8) pp. 351-365
2021 Drivers of Ar-Rahnu (pawn) acceptance: Malaysian evidence. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 12 (7) pp. 1241-1259
2021 Exploring the drivers of social media marketing in Malaysian Islamic banks an analysis via smart PLS approach. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 12 (1) pp. 145-165
2021 Factors influencing the acceptance of Islamic crowdfunding in Malaysia: a study of youth entrepreneurs. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 15 (3) pp. 443-475
2021 The process of risk management: sketching the providers of Islamic micro- finance. International Journal of Sciences and Research, 77 (11) pp. 60-76
2020 A discourse on the potential of crowdfunding and Islamic finance in the agricultural sector of East Java, Indonesia. Jurnal Ekonomi & Keuangan Islam, 6 (1) pp. 10-23
2020 Cash waqf model for micro enterprises’ human capital development. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 13 (1) pp. 66-83
2020 Crowdfunding for developing waqf land: a study on Malaysia = Crowdfunding untuk pengembangan wakaf tanah: studi di Malaysia. Jurnal Syarikah, 6 (1) pp. 1-10
2020 Developing a Sharīʿah-compliant equity-based crowdfunding framework for entrepreneurship development in Malaysia. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 12 (2) pp. 239-252
2020 Drivers of loyalty among non-Muslims towards Islamic banking in Malaysia evidence from SmartPLS. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 13 (2) pp. 281-302
2020 Literature survey on Islamic microfinance. Global Review of Islamic Economics and Business, 8 (1) pp. 023-033
2020 Muslim parents' reluctance to save for children's tertiary education in Malaysia: causes and reasons. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7 (6) pp. 601-606
2020 Proposing waqf percentage model (WPM) in the context of higher education. Labuan E-Journal of Muamalat and Society, 14 () pp. 87-98
2020 SMEs Financing Issues in Malaysia: Youth Entrepreneurs Perspective. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 8 (5) pp. 359-366
2020 The involvement of B40 entrepreneurs in E-commerce: experience from Malaysia. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (6) pp. 265-271
2020 The recombinant collagen-like protein as animal-based collagen substitution: a qualitative study. Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies, 6 (2) pp. 1-19
2019 A proposed Integrated Zakat-Crowdfunding Model (IZCM) for effective collection and distribution of zakat fund in Malaysia. International Journal of Zakat and Islamic Philanthropy (IJZIP), 1 (2) pp. 1-12
2019 Determining the relative importance of quality factors for crowdfunding platforms. International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process, 11 (3) pp. 368-388
2019 Electricity consumption and economic growth:a revisit study of their causality in Malaysia. Etikonomi Jurnal Ekonomi, 18 (1) pp. 1-12
2019 Factors influencing consumers’ adoption of Islamic mobile banking services in Malaysia: an approach of partial least squares (PLS). Journal of Islamic Marketing, 10 (4) pp. 1037-1056
2019 Factors persuade individuals’ behavioral intention to opt for Islamic bank services Malaysian depositors’ perspective. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 11 (1) pp. 234-250
2019 Literacy on the fundamental information of zakah. International Journal of Zakat and Islamic Philanthropy (IJZIP), 1 (2) pp. 103-116
2019 Modelling micro enterprises’ behavioral intention to adopt integrated Islamic crowdfunding-micro enterprise (IICME) model as a source of financing in East Java, Indonesia. East Java Economic Journal, 3 (1) pp. 67-86
2019 What keeps Islamic mobile banking customers loyal?. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 10 (2) pp. 525-542
2018 A qualitative inquiry into cash waqf model as a source of financing for micro enterprises. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 10 (1) pp. 19-35
2018 Cooperative-waqf model: a proposal to develop idle waqf lands in Malaysia. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 10 (2) pp. 225-236
2018 Developing waqaf land through crowdfunding-waqaf model (CWM): the case of Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 19 (3) pp. 448-456
2018 Developing waqf land through crowdfunding-waqf model (CWM): the case of Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 9 (3) pp. 448-456
2018 Factors influencing the adoption of the Crowdfunding-Waqf Model (cwm) in the waqf land development. Journal of Islamic Marketing, xx (xx) pp. 1-27
2018 Local currency model: to boost economic activities of indigenous community in Malaysia. Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication (TOJDAC), September 2018 Special Edition () pp. 1-8
2018 Modeling crowdfunders’ behavioral intention to adopt the crowdfunding-waqf model (CWM) in Malaysia: the theory of the technology acceptance model. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 11 (2) pp. 231-249
2018 Modelling SMEs’ behavioral intention to adopt Islamic crowdfunding-small and medium enterprises (ICSMES) model as a source of financing in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 4 (2) pp. 293-310
2018 Proposing Awqaf Alternative Plan(AAP): The way forward & Sustainable higher education financial system. International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance, 1 (1) pp. 39-57
2018 Public relation activities in Islamic banking industry: an approach of circuit of culture (COC) model. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 9 (2) pp. 283-295
2018 The determinants of dividend payout: evidence from the Malaysian property market. IQTISHADIA Jurnal Kajian Ekonomi dan Binis Islam, 11 (1) pp. 27-46
2017 Interest rate risk management and Islamic Banking: Evidence from Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Finance, 6 (1) pp. 16-30
2017 Measuring the determinants of real estate investment trusts (REITS) performance: Malaysian evidence. Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance, 15 () pp. 58-76
2017 Proposed integrated cash Waqf investment model for micro enterprise in Malaysia: An empirical analysis. Journal of Islamic Philanthropy and Social Finance (JIPSF), 1 (2) pp. 26-41
2017 Proposed integrated cash waqf investment model for micro enterprises in Malaysia: An empirical analysis. Journal of Islamic Philanthropy & Social Finance, 1 (2) pp. 26-41
2017 The behavioural intention of investors to use Islamic banking’s Investment Account Platform (IAP) as a source of investment portfolio: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 3 (1) pp. 113-138
2016 A cash waqf investment model: an alternative model for financing micro-enterprises in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance (JIMF), 1 (2) pp. 161-188
2016 Developing cash waqf model as an alternative source of financing for micro enterprises in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 7 (4) pp. 254-267
2016 Evaluating the service quality of Malaysian Islamic Banks: An importance-performance analysis approach. International Journal of Business and Information, 11 (3) pp. 341-364
2016 The behavioral intention of micro enterprises to use the Integrated Cash Waqf Micro Enterprise Investment (ICWME-I) model as a source of financing. Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business, 18 (2) pp. 111-130
2016 The behavioral intention of micro enterprises to use the integrated cash waqf micro enterprise investment (ICWME-I) model as a source of financing. Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business, 18 (2) pp. 111-130
2015 An examination of cultural-economic model and public relations in the Malaysian Islamic banking system . Journal of Islamic Finance, 4 (1) pp. 14-21
2015 Exploring the contemporary issues of corporate share waqf model in Malaysia with the reference to the Waqaf an-Nur Corporation Berhad. Jurnal Pengurusan, 45 () pp. 1-13
2014 The financing problems facing the agricultural sector in Nigeria and the prospect of waqf-muzara’ah-supply chain model (WMSCM). Global Review of Islamic Economics and Business, 2 (1) pp. 1-14
2010 Effects of macroeconomic variables on stock prices in Malaysia: an approach of error correction model. The Global Journal of Finance and Economics, 7 (2) pp. 149-168
Conference or Workshop Item

2021 Comparative Economic Systems. In: International Seminar on Islamic Microeconomics,
2021 Empowered Resilience: The Significance of Industry 4.0 and Its Implications for the Financial Sector. In: Webinar Mahsa Avenue International College,
2021 Enhancing SMEs’ Resilience in the Context of COVID-19. In: 2nd Annual International Conference on Islamic Economics and Business (AICIEB),
2021 Netnography on zakat research: case study of payroll deduction for zakat among civil servants. In: 5th International Conference of Zakat (ICONZ),
2021 Understanding Investors Preferences Towards Equity Crowdfunding for SMEs In Malaysia. In: 5th International Conference on Business and Economics,
2020 The recombinant collagen-like protein as animal-based collagen substitution: a qualitative study. In: 4th International Virtual Conference on Zakat, Waqf and Islamic Philanthropy (ZAWFI 2020):,
2019 A proposed integrated zakat-crowdfunding model (IZCM) for effective collection and distribution of zakat fund in Malaysia. In: 1st Kedah International Zakat Conference 2019 (KEIZAC 2019),
2019 Continuous adoption of internet banking: evidence from Islamic banks in Malaysia. In: 10th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference,
2019 Empowering waqf financing sustainability through capital market in Malaysia: a review. In: 10th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference 2019,
2019 Impact investment or investing for impact?. In: International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance (ICIFB),
2019 Literacy of zakah: case of Malaysia. In: 1st Kedah International Zakat Conference 2019 (KEIZAC 2019),
2019 Modelling customers’ loyalty towards adopting Islamic mobile banking services. In: 10th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference 2019,
2019 Would muslim entrepreneurs use shariah-compliant equity-based crowdfunding model for financial sustainability? a case study on Malaysia. In: 10th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference 2019,
2018 A proposed integrated Islamic crowdfunding - microfinance (IICM) model for poverty reduction: a case study of Indonesia. In: The 1st Global Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (GCIEF 2018),
2018 Factors impacting investors’ intention to invest on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform: an extended TAM-based model. In: Conference on Fintech, Social Finance, and Financial Stability,
2018 Modelling micro enterprises’ behavioral intention to adopt Integrated Islamic Crowdfunding-Micro Enterprise (ICME) model as a source of financing in East Java, Indonesia. In: 5th East Java Economic (EJAVEC) Forum 2018,
2018 Modelling SMEs’ behavioral intention to adopt Islamic Crowdfunding-Small and Medium Enterprises Model (ICSMES) model as a source of financing in Malaysia. In: 3rd International Conference on Islamic Economics and Financial Inclusion (ICIEFI),
2017 Developing idle Waqf (endowment) lands through cooperative-Waqf model: the case of Malaysia. In: Annual Conference on Management and Social Sciences (ACMASS), 2017,
2017 Innovative financing of equity crowdfunding: Application on waqf land. In: International Islamic Fund And Wealth Management Forum (IIFWMF),
2017 Modeling demand for Islamic microfinance using partial least squares approach: evidence from Malaysia. In: 5th ASEAN Universities International Conference on Islamic Finance (5th AICIF),
2017 The role of risk and usefulness in determining an adoption of Islamic mobile banking services: The case of Malaysia. In: Annual Conference on Management and Social Sciences (ACMASS), 2017,
2016 Determinants of crowd funders to use Crowdfunding-Waqf Model (cwm): A structural equation modeling approach. In: 2nd Annual Symposium on Islamic Economics and Finance,
2016 Factors influencing the behavioral intention of crowd funders to use Crowdfunding-Waqf Model (CWM): Partial least squares approach. In: International Joint Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (IJCIEF),
2016 Factors persuade individuals’ behavioral intention to opt for Islamic bank services: Malaysian depositors perspective. In: International Joint Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (IJCIEF),
2016 Immigrant entrepreneurs in Malaysia: An exploratory study on their business success and prospects in small retail business. In: Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE) Research Exchange Conference 2016,
2016 The behavioural intention of investors to use Islamic banking’s Investment Account Platform (IAP) as a source of investment portfolio: A structural equation modeling approach. In: International Seminar & The 2nd Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance Call for Papers,
2015 Evaluating Malaysian Islamic banks’ service quality: an importance-performance analysis approach. In: 2015 International Symposium on Business and Management - Fall Session,
2015 The problems faced by Malaysian micro enterprises in accessing external finance: an empirical study. In: 2015 International Symposium on Business and Management - Fall Session,
2015 What is the solution to overcome the financial challenges of SMEs in Indonesia? Exploiting the potential of crowfunding in changing SMEs' financial landscape in Indonesia. In: 9th International Conference Journal of Monetary Economics and Banking (Buletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan BEMP-2015,
2014 Adopting zero interest financing model (ZIFM) in Islamic microfinance institutions: the case of Shariah people credit bank (BPRS), Indonesia. In: PSU-USM-NSTRU International Conference on Arts and Sciences 2014,
2014 Alternative model for financing micro enterprises in Malaysia. In: 2nd International Symposium on Business and Social Sciences 2014,
2014 An examination of cultural-economic model and public relations in the Malaysian Islamic banking system. In: 2nd Asean International Conference on Islamic Finance,
2014 Micro enterprises in Malaysia: an empirical assessment on financial obstacles. In: 6th International Borneo Business Conference,
2014 Will the Islamic financial system fall into the financial crisis trap? some lessons to be learnt . In: International Conference on Moral Values and Financial Markets: Resilience of Islamic Finance Against Financial Crisis,
2013 Alternative model for micro enterprises’ human capital development in Malaysia. In: 2nd Applied International Business Conference 2013,
Book Section

2021 Leveraging the potential of Islamic banking and finance for small business. In: World Scientific, ISBN: 978 961 123 581 8, pp. 303-330
2021 Leveraging the potential of Islamic banking and finance for small business. In: World Scientific, ISBN: 978 961 123 581 8, pp. 303-330
2020 Business success factors of SMEs in Malaysia: an empirical study. In: UMY Press, ISBN: 9786239168285, pp. 39-66
2020 Financial accessibility and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia: the role of crowdfunding and Islamic Finance. In: IGI Global, ISBN: 9781799822578, pp. 306-325
2020 Training needs: how SMEs increase their competitiveness study from small medium enterprises in the Yogyakarta Special Region”. In: UMY Press, ISBN: 9786239168285, pp. 132-147
2019 Towards developing Islamic Equity Crowdfunding-Waqf Model (IECWM) to harness the potential of waqf land in Malaysia. In: IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, ISBN: 978-983-44568-4-9, pp. 37-48
2019 Towards developing Islamic Equity Crowdfunding-Waqf Model (IECWM) to harness the potential of waqf land in Malaysia. In: IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, ISBN: 978-983-44568-4-9, pp. 37-48
2018 Cash waqf via corporate share: a case study of Waqf An-Nur Corporation Berhad. In: IIUM Press, & Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), ISBN: 978-967-418-398-1, pp. 109-121
2015 The challenges of micro enterprises in Malaysia and the prospect for integrated cash waqf micro enterprise investment (ICWME-I) model. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-303-5, pp. 203-222
2013 The challenges of micro enterprises in Malaysia and the prospect for integrated cash waqf micro enterprise investment (ICWME-I) model. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: not available, pp.
Monograph

2020 Leveraging Islamic banking and finance for small businesses: exploring the conceptual and practical dimensions. In: ,
2020 SMEs and their accessibility to Islamic financing in Malaysia. In: ,
2019 Factors affecting investors’ intention to invest in a peer-to peer lending platform in Malaysia: an extended technology acceptance model. In: ,