Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia

Risk management report (RMR) has become an important section for a bank's annual reports as it has been used to inform the stakeholders and the public of its stability. Nevertheless, most studies on risk management have yet to place much emphasis on language use nor move-step structure emplo...

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Main Authors: Roslina Abdul Aziz,, Nadhratunnaim Abas,, Khairul Firhan Yusob,, Norhidayah Md Yusof,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19921/1/49432-184414-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.199212022-09-28T15:59:23Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19921/ Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia Roslina Abdul Aziz, Nadhratunnaim Abas, Khairul Firhan Yusob, Norhidayah Md Yusof, Risk management report (RMR) has become an important section for a bank's annual reports as it has been used to inform the stakeholders and the public of its stability. Nevertheless, most studies on risk management have yet to place much emphasis on language use nor move-step structure employed in the report since more attention is given to the risks faced by the institutions and how they are solved. This preliminary study aims to explore the move-step structure of risk management reporting in the RMR. To achieve this aim, genre analysis was utilised as a method to investigate how language was used in specific contexts to achieve their communicative purposes. Five RMR of an Islamic bank operating in Malaysia were obtained from its official website and analysed for their communicative content as demonstrated by the move-step constructs. The findings revealed that the RMR adhered to five moves. The findings provide an insight into how an Islamic financial institution’s reputation is constructed through the appropriations of the textual conventions in the reports. The present study will benefit researchers and readers of RMR. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19921/1/49432-184414-1-PB.pdf Roslina Abdul Aziz, and Nadhratunnaim Abas, and Khairul Firhan Yusob, and Norhidayah Md Yusof, (2022) Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia. GEMA ; Online Journal of Language Studies, 22 (2). pp. 63-87. ISSN 1675-8021 https://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/1518
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description Risk management report (RMR) has become an important section for a bank's annual reports as it has been used to inform the stakeholders and the public of its stability. Nevertheless, most studies on risk management have yet to place much emphasis on language use nor move-step structure employed in the report since more attention is given to the risks faced by the institutions and how they are solved. This preliminary study aims to explore the move-step structure of risk management reporting in the RMR. To achieve this aim, genre analysis was utilised as a method to investigate how language was used in specific contexts to achieve their communicative purposes. Five RMR of an Islamic bank operating in Malaysia were obtained from its official website and analysed for their communicative content as demonstrated by the move-step constructs. The findings revealed that the RMR adhered to five moves. The findings provide an insight into how an Islamic financial institution’s reputation is constructed through the appropriations of the textual conventions in the reports. The present study will benefit researchers and readers of RMR.
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author Roslina Abdul Aziz,
Nadhratunnaim Abas,
Khairul Firhan Yusob,
Norhidayah Md Yusof,
spellingShingle Roslina Abdul Aziz,
Nadhratunnaim Abas,
Khairul Firhan Yusob,
Norhidayah Md Yusof,
Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia
author_facet Roslina Abdul Aziz,
Nadhratunnaim Abas,
Khairul Firhan Yusob,
Norhidayah Md Yusof,
author_sort Roslina Abdul Aziz,
title Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia
title_short Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia
title_full Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia
title_fullStr Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Genre analysis of risk management reports by an Islamic financial institution in Malaysia
title_sort genre analysis of risk management reports by an islamic financial institution in malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2022
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19921/1/49432-184414-1-PB.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19921/
https://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/1518
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