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What determine the givers behavior? The mindset of waqf giver in Malaysia

There are several questions that have fascinated behavioral scientists for decades; one of them was: why do we give things like money, effort, guidance, help & kind words or/and time to others? Researchers have looked into why people donate, why they don’t do it as much as they would hope to and...

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Main Author: S. Baqutayan, Shadiya Mohamed
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Language:English
Published: MedCrave Publishing 2020
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BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling my.utm.870712020-10-31T12:23:11Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87071/ What determine the givers behavior? The mindset of waqf giver in Malaysia S. Baqutayan, Shadiya Mohamed BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc H Social Sciences (General) There are several questions that have fascinated behavioral scientists for decades; one of them was: why do we give things like money, effort, guidance, help & kind words or/and time to others? Researchers have looked into why people donate, why they don’t do it as much as they would hope to and how to bridge this gap. But no clear answer to the psychology of giving; the inner motive that drive us to give. Available literature shows that charitable giving arises from a complexity of motives, attitudes, and demographic attributes. Some may give out of altruism, while others give out of egoism. Others find mercy, humility, obligation, tax deductions, and access to elite business and social networks as motives for giving. However, what the real motivations in the highest giving individuals is not very clear, specially what is related to Waqf in Malaysia. Waqfis a financial charitable endowment established by withholding immovable and movable properties to perpetually spend its revenue on fulfilling public needs; it has been the main source for public services that been provided to communities. The purpose of this paper is to explore traits of givers, in order to present factors associated with giving behavior. A qualitative method was used to attain the study objectives. The findings signified that unique thinking and psychology behind helping others played a crucial role in donor contribution to Waqf; this concludes that sincerity determinant quality of givers. MedCrave Publishing 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87071/1/ShadiyaMohamed2020_WhatDeterminetheGiversBehaviortheMindset.pdf S. Baqutayan, Shadiya Mohamed (2020) What determine the givers behavior? The mindset of waqf giver in Malaysia. Sociology International Journal, 4 (1). pp. 17-23. ISSN 2576-4470 https://medcrave.com/index.php?/articles/det/20994/What-determine-the-givers-behavior-The-mindset-of-Waqf-giver-in-Malaysia
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topic BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
H Social Sciences (General)
S. Baqutayan, Shadiya Mohamed
What determine the givers behavior? The mindset of waqf giver in Malaysia
description There are several questions that have fascinated behavioral scientists for decades; one of them was: why do we give things like money, effort, guidance, help & kind words or/and time to others? Researchers have looked into why people donate, why they don’t do it as much as they would hope to and how to bridge this gap. But no clear answer to the psychology of giving; the inner motive that drive us to give. Available literature shows that charitable giving arises from a complexity of motives, attitudes, and demographic attributes. Some may give out of altruism, while others give out of egoism. Others find mercy, humility, obligation, tax deductions, and access to elite business and social networks as motives for giving. However, what the real motivations in the highest giving individuals is not very clear, specially what is related to Waqf in Malaysia. Waqfis a financial charitable endowment established by withholding immovable and movable properties to perpetually spend its revenue on fulfilling public needs; it has been the main source for public services that been provided to communities. The purpose of this paper is to explore traits of givers, in order to present factors associated with giving behavior. A qualitative method was used to attain the study objectives. The findings signified that unique thinking and psychology behind helping others played a crucial role in donor contribution to Waqf; this concludes that sincerity determinant quality of givers.
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title What determine the givers behavior? The mindset of waqf giver in Malaysia
title_short What determine the givers behavior? The mindset of waqf giver in Malaysia
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