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Islamic corporate financing: does it promote profit and loss sharing? (2016)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2016). Islamic corporate financing: does it promote profit and loss sharing?. Business Ethics: A European Review, 25(4), 482-497. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12120

Islamic financing instruments can be categorised into profit and loss/risk sharing and non-participatory instruments. Although profit and loss sharing instruments such as musharakah are widely accepted as the ideal form of Islamic financing, prior st... Read More about Islamic corporate financing: does it promote profit and loss sharing?.

Bankers’ stock options, risk-taking and the financial crisis (2016)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Abdullah, M. (2016). Bankers’ stock options, risk-taking and the financial crisis. Journal of Financial Stability, 22, 121-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2016.01.008

This study investigates the relationship between the use of stock options and bank risk in the context of the 2007-2008 financial crisis for banks that are authorised to accept deposits in the United Kingdom. These banks are affected by the European... Read More about Bankers’ stock options, risk-taking and the financial crisis.

Islamic Finance (2016)
Book Chapter
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2016). Islamic Finance. In M. C. Ehrhardt, E. Brigham, & R. Fox (Eds.), Financial Management: Theory and PracticeCengage

No abstract available.

Is executive compensation a substitute governance mechanism to debt financing and leasing? (2015)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2016). Is executive compensation a substitute governance mechanism to debt financing and leasing?. Applied Economics, 48(14), 1293-1302. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2015.1100247

This study examines whether and how CEO equity incentives relate to financing choices (i.e., debt and leases). Using manually collected CEO compensation and lease data for a sample of large UK firms, we found evidence of a negative relationship betwe... Read More about Is executive compensation a substitute governance mechanism to debt financing and leasing?.

Compensation consultants and CEO pay (2014)
Journal Article
Kabir, R., & Minhat, M. (2014). Compensation consultants and CEO pay. Research in International Business and Finance, 32, 172-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2014.05.003

The study examines the practice of employing multiple compensation consultants. Examining data of a sample of UK companies over the period 2003–2006 we find that CEOs receive higher equity-based pay when firms employ more than one compensation consul... Read More about Compensation consultants and CEO pay.

Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia (2014)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Abdullah, M. (2014). Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia. Applied Economics, 46(16), 1861-1872. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2014.887192

The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of executive pay, equity ownership incentives and pay–performance relationship in government-controlled firms. Data were hand-collected from the annual reports of 179 companies listed on Bursa... Read More about Executive compensation in government-linked companies: evidence from Malaysia.

Integrating lean concepts in smallholder farming to catalyze sustainable agriculture for food security in Trinidad, WI (2022)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Broatch, R., & St. Martin, C. (2022). Integrating lean concepts in smallholder farming to catalyze sustainable agriculture for food security in Trinidad, WI. In W. Leal Filho, E. Popkova, & M. Kovaleva (Eds.), Sustainable Agriculture

The development for sustainable smallholder farming is not a transparent and replicable procedure because the agricultural sector focuses primarily on productivity with minimum attention on lean management as a sustainability strategy. Currently, the... Read More about Integrating lean concepts in smallholder farming to catalyze sustainable agriculture for food security in Trinidad, WI.

Systems and Systemic Approaches for Attaining the SDGs Across Partnerships (2020)
Book Chapter
Weaver, M., Tan, H., & Crossan, K. (2020). Systems and Systemic Approaches for Attaining the SDGs Across Partnerships. In W. Leal Filho, A. M. Azul, L. Brandli, A. Lange Salvia, & T. Wall (Eds.), Partnerships for the Goals: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustaina

Weaver, M., Tan, H., & Crossan, K. (in press). Systems and Systemic Approaches for Partnership Working for the Goals. In W. Leal Filho, A. M. Azul, L. Brandli, A. Lange Salvia, & T. Wall (Eds.), Partnerships for the Goals. Springer.

Hasten Slowly: Developing an interactive sustainability storytelling chair (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Egan, C., O'dowd, A., & Fyffe, N. (2020, June). Hasten Slowly: Developing an interactive sustainability storytelling chair. Presented at 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT 4 S 2020 ), Bristol

Responding to the climate crisis and a considerable downturn in planetary well-being due to human consumption patterns, The Lions' Gate, on-campus, urban, permaculture-inspired, interactive community gardens project aims to affect changes in attitude... Read More about Hasten Slowly: Developing an interactive sustainability storytelling chair.

Which firms use Islamic financing? (2016)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2017). Which firms use Islamic financing?. Economics Letters, 150, 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.10.036

This study explores to what extent the Islamic financing instruments are used by non-financial firms and whether profitability influences such financing choice. Based on a panel data of firms from fourteen developing countries for the 2005-2009 perio... Read More about Which firms use Islamic financing?.

Heat island effects in urban life cycle assessment: Novel insights to include the effects of the urban heat island and UHI‐mitigation measures in LCA for effective policy making (2020)
Journal Article
Susca, T., & Pomponi, F. (2020). Heat island effects in urban life cycle assessment: Novel insights to include the effects of the urban heat island and UHI‐mitigation measures in LCA for effective policy making. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 24(2), 410

Urbanization often entails a surge in urban temperature compared to the rural surroundings: the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. Such a temperature increase triggers the formation of pollutants worsening the urban air quality. Jointly, bad air quality... Read More about Heat island effects in urban life cycle assessment: Novel insights to include the effects of the urban heat island and UHI‐mitigation measures in LCA for effective policy making.

E-waste and sustainability in a changing environment: a behavioural economics approach (2019)
Book Chapter
Pierron, X. (2019). E-waste and sustainability in a changing environment: a behavioural economics approach. In S. Paladini, & S. George (Eds.), Sustainable Economy and Emerging Markets. (1). Routledge

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream (Sun et al., 2016) due a combination of increase in electronic product shipments and stagnation of collection and recycling rates, despite having one of the most advanced WEEE legislation and dynamic, open... Read More about E-waste and sustainability in a changing environment: a behavioural economics approach.

Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights (2019)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., Abdullah, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2019). Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights. Journal of Human Rights, 18(5), 579-596. https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2019.1647097

The adoption of the United Nations (UN) Charter in 1945 marked the legalization of international human rights. Despite the legalized status of human rights, their violation by states is not uncommon. This article questions why a state might violate i... Read More about Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights.

The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate (2019)
Thesis
Heidl, B. H. The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac

PURPOSE: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership and ethical leadership on innovation. Drawing on social learning and social information processing theory, this research focusses on team level processes.... Read More about The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate.

Stock Options and Credit Default Swaps in Risk Management (2017)
Journal Article
Al-Own, B., Minhat, M., & Gao, S. (2018). Stock Options and Credit Default Swaps in Risk Management. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 53, 200-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2017.09.021

The use of stock options and credit default swaps (CDS) in banks is not uncommon. Stock options can induce risk-taking incentives, while CDS can be used to hedge against credit risk. Building on the existing literature on executive compensation and r... Read More about Stock Options and Credit Default Swaps in Risk Management.

3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability (2018)
Journal Article
Vones, K., Allan, D., Lambert, I., & Vettese, S. (2018). 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability. Materials Today Communications, 16, 56-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.04.001

Ocean plastic pollution has been identified as one of the biggest environmental threats of our time. As large islands of plastic waste such as the Pacific Gyre amass through the forces of intercontinental currents (Law et al., 2010), remote beaches i... Read More about 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability.

Data from: "Land-sharing via land-sparing: enhancing productivity and biodiversity on model dairy farms as a route to sustainable intensification" (2018)
Data
White, P., Lee, M., Roberts, D., & Cole, L. (2018). Data from: "Land-sharing via land-sparing: enhancing productivity and biodiversity on model dairy farms as a route to sustainable intensification". [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/ENU.2018.1141073

The dataset with identifier https://doi.org/10.17869/ENU.2018.1141073 was substituted by another version with the following citation: White, P., Lee, M., Roberts, D., & Cole, L. (2019). Data from: Routes to achieving sustainable intensification in si... Read More about Data from: "Land-sharing via land-sparing: enhancing productivity and biodiversity on model dairy farms as a route to sustainable intensification".

Data from: Sustainable intensification of a dairy farming system (2018)
Data
White, P., Lee, M., Roberts, D., & Cole, L. (2018). Data from: Sustainable intensification of a dairy farming system. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/ENU.2018.1122039

The dataset with identifier https://doi.org/10.17869/ENU.2018.1122039 was substituted by another version with the following citation: White, P., Lee, M., Roberts, D., & Cole, L. (2019). Data from: Routes to achieving sustainable intensification in si... Read More about Data from: Sustainable intensification of a dairy farming system.

Potentiality: the ethical foundation of design (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buwert, P. (2017, April). Potentiality: the ethical foundation of design. Presented at Design for Next. 12th European Academy of Design Conference

This paper presents the argument that design is by nature an activity which extends and transforms potentiality and that therefore, because of this, it is always an ethical activity. This foundational ethicality does not guarantee that design will al... Read More about Potentiality: the ethical foundation of design.

Aesthetic Justice. Design for a blind-spot culture (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buwert, P. (2017, April). Aesthetic Justice. Design for a blind-spot culture. Presented at Design for Next. 12th Eurpoean Academy of Design Conference

This paper presents a conception of aesthetic justice which builds on thoughts of Theodor Adorno and Wolfgang Welsch and attempts to reconcile design’s relationships with both aesthetics and ethics. Where legal justice operates on a principle of hom... Read More about Aesthetic Justice. Design for a blind-spot culture.