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AuthorElgharbawy, Adel
Available date2022-11-09T08:02:28Z
Publication Date2020-01-29
Publication NameJournal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-06-2018-0080
CitationElgharbawy, A. (2020). Risk and risk management practices: A comparative study between Islamic and conventional banks in Qatar. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research.
ISSN1759-0817
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85078892014&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/35976
AbstractPurpose: This study aims to compare types and levels of risk and risk management practices (RMPs) including the recognition, identification, assessment, analysis, monitoring and control of risk in both Islamic and conventional banks. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire survey was conducted among the Islamic and conventional banks in Qatar, together with an analysis of archival data extracted from the Thomson Reuters Eikon database for the period 2009-2018. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and regression analysis. Findings: Islamic banks encounter unique types and levels of risk that are not encountered by conventional banks. In Islamic banks, risks such as those of operation and Sharia non-compliance are perceived to be higher, while in conventional banks other risks such as those of credit and insolvency are higher; other risks, for example, liquidity risk, are faced by both. RMPs are determined by understanding risk and risk management, risk identification, risk monitoring and control and credit risk analysis, but not by risk assessment and analysis. However, the RMPs of the two types of bank are not significantly different, except in the analysis of credit risk. Research limitations/implications: The study contributes to the debate in the literature by developing a better understanding of the dynamism of risk management in Qatari banks, which can be extended to similar contexts in the region. However, the relatively small sample size in only one country limits the possibility of generalizing the findings. The survey methodology is based on the perception of bankers rather than their actual actions and does not provide in-depth analysis for each type of risk, especially credit risk. However, using archival data, in addition to those from the survey, minimises the bias that would result from depending on one source of data. Practical implications: The study provides valuable insights into the different types and levels of risk, as well as the RMPs in Islamic and conventional banks, which can help in guiding the future development and regulation of risk management in the banking sector of Qatar and its region. Originality/value: The study helps to explain the mixed results of previous studies that compare types and levels of risk and RMPs in Islamic and conventional banks. Using different types of data and analysis, it provides evidence from one of the fastest growing economies in the world. It also addresses the concerns over RMPs in banks since the global financial crisis.
SponsorThe Office of Academic Research in Qatar University. Grant number “QUSG-CBE-ASI-13/14-13”.
Languageen
PublisherEmerald
SubjectConventional banks
Islamic banks
Qatar
Risk
Risk management
Risk management practices
TitleRisk and risk management practices: A comparative study between Islamic and conventional banks in Qatar
TypeArticle
Pagination1555-1581
Issue Number8
Volume Number11


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