Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS) has been corporatized and governed as a corporate entity. For good corporate governance, LZS implements a management control system (MCS) in one of its zakat distribution program known as Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Program (AEDP). The objective of study is to explain the elements/dimensions of MCS inContinue Reading
This paper discusses the role of zakat as a mechanism for poverty eradication. Zakat is defined as ‘purification’ or ‘growth’. Zakat enables the wealthy or rich people to purify their hearts from greed by giving a part of their wealth to the needy. The needy who receive the zakat areContinue Reading
Internet is the most important tool in the era of globalization. Meanwhile the importamce of internet is to disseminate and expand informationrelated to zakat system. Until now, we do not have a technology system for zakat which can disseminate information so quickly that saves time and energy. As such, theContinue Reading
The purpose of this study is to document the extent of financial and non-financial reporting practices through the internet by zakat institutions and to identify the type of information reported. Using a checklist adapted from similar studies in the commercial sector, the study suggests that the disclosures of financial andContinue Reading