Perceived Value, Corporate image and Customers’ Acceptance of Islamic Micro Finance: The Moderating Effect of Religiosity

Abstract

The major aim of this study paper is to provide model in the way of probing the moderating effect in the construction of religiosity on perceived value, corporate image and customers’ acceptance of Islamic micro finance. Backers can use current research to aid as direction before engaging them self in partaking their money into Islamic micro finance for profits maximization and other benefits to the society. Many agencies and parastatals such as Security Exchange Commission, Stock Exchange Commission, Central Bank of Nigeria, financial Institutions, and others may also gain from the outcomes to come up with guidelines for operation of financial sectors gotten from the research. The research used PLS-SEM in analyzing the data and the result revealed positive significant for constructs. Therefore, the results of this study would be of benefit to stakeholders, corporate bodies, and financial institutions which also benefit from the significances to know the fitting foundations of Islamic micro finance as perceived value and corporate image are measured in the research as the basics that could control the acceptability of Islamic micro finance in Kano State, Nigeria.