Abstract
Adapting the theory of planned behaviour to the area of Islamic financial decisions among SMEs, we argue that nonfinancial factors such as SME owner-manager attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and behavioural intentions largely affect the financial decisions of SMEs. A hierarchical multiple regression with a sample size of 385 SMEs supports this study’s behavioural approach to understanding financing decisions. While the factors mentioned above acted as stimuli for SME decision-making, religiosity was shown to negatively affect behavioural intention to adopt Islamic financial instruments (IFI). Implications of financial decisions, specifically around Islamic finance and ideas for future research, are discussed.
