TY - JOUR T1 - EXPLORING THE DRIVERS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS TO ADOPT ISLAMIC FINANCE IN UZBEKISTAN TT - GİRİŞİMCİLERİN İSLAMİ FİNANSMANI BENİMSEME NİYETLERİNİN BELİRLEYİCİLERİ: ÖZBEKİSTAN'DAN KANITLAR AU - Zayniddinov, Rukhiddin AU - Asadov, Alam AU - Yildirim, Ramazan PY - 2025 DA - July Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.54860/beyder.1605916 JF - Bilgi Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi Dergisi JO - JKEM PB - İbrahim Güran YUMUŞAK WT - DergiPark SN - 1308-3937 SP - 29 EP - 41 VL - 20 IS - 1 LA - en AB - In recent years, several Islamic windows and Islamic leasing companies have been established in Uzbekistan, offering Islamic financial products to entrepreneurs. However, their scope remains relatively limited. Accordingly, this article aims to explore the crucial factors influencing entrepreneurs' intentions to utilize Islamic finance. To this end, data collected through an online survey conducted between February and April 2024 were analyzed using the PLS-SEM model. The analysis revealed that factors such as the business development opportunities of Islamic finance, behavioral control, awareness and level of knowledge, and religious obligation positively impact entrepreneurs' intentions to engage with Islamic finance. KW - Islamic finance KW - PLS-SEM model KW - latent variable KW - business support KW - perceived behavioral control KW - religious obligation KW - intention to use Islamic finance KW - awareness and knowledge N2 - In recent years, several Islamic windows and Islamic leasing companies have been established in Uzbekistan, offering Islamic financial products to entrepreneurs. However, their scope remains relatively limited. Accordingly, this article aims to explore the crucial factors influencing entrepreneurs' intentions to utilize Islamic finance. To this end, data collected through an online survey conducted between February and April 2024 were analyzed using the PLS-SEM model. 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