The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment

This study investigates Kelantan SMEs' reluctance to accept e-zakat payments, despite their apparent usefulness. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), interviews with five SME owners indicate a stark reality: e-zakat knowledge and recognition are almost non-existent, indicating a major k...

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Main Authors: Siti Sulaiha Abdullah, Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Mahdzar, Thayalini Alagendran, Wan Nabila Wan Nordin
Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
Language:English
Published: 2024
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/14011/1/G45.pdf
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spelling my.umk.eprints.140112024-03-27T02:48:53Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/14011/ The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment Siti Sulaiha Abdullah Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Mahdzar Thayalini Alagendran Wan Nabila Wan Nordin This study investigates Kelantan SMEs' reluctance to accept e-zakat payments, despite their apparent usefulness. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), interviews with five SME owners indicate a stark reality: e-zakat knowledge and recognition are almost non-existent, indicating a major knowledge and acceptability gap within the SME community. Using ATLAS.ti version 8, the study suggests crucial steps to close this gap. These include increasing awareness through targeted advertising and instructional activities, stressing benefits such as simpler bookkeeping, and creating a more open environment by addressing concerns and dispelling myths about the e-zakat system. By applying these steps, the study provides the framework for increased acceptance of e-zakat among Kelantan's SMEs, possibly altering zakat payment practices in the province. This study looks at the internal and external variables that influence Kelantanese SMEs' views toward e-zakat, offering insights for zakat collecting agencies, fintech developers, and regulators looking to improve e-zakat platforms and promote Islamic financial practices in the Kelantan. 2024-01-26 Undergraduate Final Project Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/14011/1/G45.pdf Siti Sulaiha Abdullah and Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Mahdzar and Thayalini Alagendran and Wan Nabila Wan Nordin (2024) The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment. Final Year Project thesis, University Malaysia Kelantan. (Submitted)
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description This study investigates Kelantan SMEs' reluctance to accept e-zakat payments, despite their apparent usefulness. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), interviews with five SME owners indicate a stark reality: e-zakat knowledge and recognition are almost non-existent, indicating a major knowledge and acceptability gap within the SME community. Using ATLAS.ti version 8, the study suggests crucial steps to close this gap. These include increasing awareness through targeted advertising and instructional activities, stressing benefits such as simpler bookkeeping, and creating a more open environment by addressing concerns and dispelling myths about the e-zakat system. By applying these steps, the study provides the framework for increased acceptance of e-zakat among Kelantan's SMEs, possibly altering zakat payment practices in the province. This study looks at the internal and external variables that influence Kelantanese SMEs' views toward e-zakat, offering insights for zakat collecting agencies, fintech developers, and regulators looking to improve e-zakat platforms and promote Islamic financial practices in the Kelantan.
format Undergraduate Final Project Report
author Siti Sulaiha Abdullah
Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Mahdzar
Thayalini Alagendran
Wan Nabila Wan Nordin
spellingShingle Siti Sulaiha Abdullah
Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Mahdzar
Thayalini Alagendran
Wan Nabila Wan Nordin
The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment
author_facet Siti Sulaiha Abdullah
Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Mahdzar
Thayalini Alagendran
Wan Nabila Wan Nordin
author_sort Siti Sulaiha Abdullah
title The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment
title_short The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment
title_full The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment
title_fullStr The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment
title_full_unstemmed The factors influencing Kelantanese small and medium Entreprises (SMEs) towards E-Zakat payment
title_sort factors influencing kelantanese small and medium entreprises (smes) towards e-zakat payment
publishDate 2024
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/14011/1/G45.pdf
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