Ei2 is part of a larger ongoing work part ii of a series that entails an overall islamicityindex or i2. Islamic work ethics and organizational culture were measured to prove whether they can influence employees commitment towards their organization. It explores the nature of iwe in the context of cultural and political evolution and offers a cultural and religious perspective pertaining to organization and management. Islamic work ethic in kuwait, cross cultural management. The effect of islamic work ethics on work outcomes ejbo. Keywords islam, work ethic, managers, expatriates, kuwait paper type research paper beliefs about work ethic differ across time and countries. Arslan thus argued that webers criticism of islamic work ethics as a deterrent to the economic development and behaviour is. Implication, limitation and suggestion for future research are discussed. From the dear maulana questions section of shama newsletter vancouver, b.
Purpose this study aims to examine the relationship of the islamic work ethics, organizational commitment and job satisfaction of muslim employees. An analysis of some salient points in the prophetic tradition assoc. Understanding protestant and islamic work ethic studies. Drawing on social exchange theory, we investigated the influence of justice perceptions on organizational citizenship behavior and work engagement. Student, department of management, islamic azad university, boroujerd branch, iran. Islamic work ethic among arab college students in israel. Read the impact of knowledge sharing and islamic work ethic on innovation capability, cross cultural management. It explores the nature of iwe in the context of cultural and political evolution.
Musa yusuf owoyemi visiting senior lecturer, centre for general studies college of arts and sciences. Indians have various cultural yardsticks, which extend to their business culture too. Examining the link between islamic work ethic and innovation capability examining the link between islamic work ethic and innovation capability naresh kumar. The interactive effects of justice perceptions and islamic. Ethics sensitivity and awareness within organizations in. In addition, we examined the moderating role of islamic work ethic iwe in strengthening the relationship between justice perceptions and citizenship behavior and work engagement. A comparison of emirati and nonemirati youth in ras al khaimah 11 3 details on the measures used for all the relevant concepts, and a copy of the online questionnaire, are available from the author upon request. Ali, see record 198924563001 among 117 managers in saudi arabia.
Economic, social, and political attitudes in the uae. Part i of this series, how islamic are islamic countries. The instrument for the islamic work ethics was adopted from a journal islamic work ethic in kuwait. That is no matter which hypothesis one adopts, one must first ascertain whether the country in question follows the teachings and 1 iannaccone, laurence, introduction to the economics of religion, journal of economic. Filipinos work in more than 100 different countries, one of the largest diaspora populations globally.
Current study explores the literature relevant to islamic work ethics. Pdf islamic work ethics, organizational commitment and. Questionnaire contain of four 4 sections which are demographic characteristic, islamic work ethics, organizational culture and organizational commitment. Keywords islamic work ethic, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover intention, and islamic microfinance. The work ethic dimensions were obligation norms, entitlement norms, and work centrality. Keywords islam, work ethic, managers, expatriates, kuwait paper type research paper beliefs about work ethic differ across time and. A total of 215 respondents from public sector educational institutions participated in this research. The sample included 898 jews and 215 muslims representing the labor force that filled out the meaning of work questionnaire. Research has also shown that work ethic is also related to or.
Notwithstanding the impact of protestantism and pwe on economic development in the west weber, 19302001, the applicability of models that are based on these elements may be limited in nonwestern societies, particularly those which. Aziz ahmed alarimi, 2maslin masrom, 3nik hasnaa nik mahmood 1,2,3razak school of engineering and. To investigation the centrality of islamic work ethic iwe in the lives of managers in kuwait and provide a useful insight into the nature of work environment and organizational culture. A stratified random sample of the executive management. This study examines and compares the work ethic among jews and muslims in israel according to their degree of religiosity. Work ethic is a belief that hard work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. Arslan 2000 compared british and turkish managers on protestant work ethics. Direct and multiplicative effects of ethical dispositions and ethical climates on personal justice norms. Surveying the relationship between work ethics and employees productivity amin ahmadie1, leyla sori2, maryam iman3 1 m. This study investigated the effect of islamic work ethics on job satisfaction and organizational commitment on agriculture sector of pakistan. The islamic work ethic among employees in egypt deepdyve. A c case study on higher education in state of kedah by mohd adib bin abd muin 807297 thesis submitted to. Together, the findings suggest that islamic work ethics advocate a great deal of individualism, and can benefit the multinational corporations in managing their diversified workforce with a view to get maximum advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization. Islamic work ethics, organizational commitment and job.
Both instruments were measured using six points likert scale with one indicating strongly disagree and six indicating strongly agree. This goldstandard reputation can be directly attributed to strong filipino values and a stellar work ethic. The effect of islamic work ethics on organizational commitment. This study investigates the role of organizational commitment as a mediator between the islamic work ethic iwe and attitudes toward organizational change. A study of universiti utara malaysia adminstrative staffs abshir khalif farah masters thesis business economics banking, stock exchanges, insurance, accounting publish your bachelors or. This study aims to examine the relationship of the islamic work ethics, organizational commitment and job satisfaction of muslim employees in the four islamic commercial banks in indonesia. Work ethic pwe as advocated by max weber yousef, 2001. The research work is also designed to study the impact of islamic work ethics on job related variables in pakistani banks which are practicing islamic banking. Examined the islamic work ethic and individualism scales a. World economic forum, executive opinion survey 2016 21. Islamic work ethics and individualism in managing a.
Abstract the purpose of this research was to construct scales to measure the islamic work ethic and individualism and to provide evidence of these scales reliability and validity. It has 17 items that focus on employeeas commitment to the job and their reason of such commitment either for selfneed or for society. The business culture of india is a reflection of the various norms and standards followed by its people. Managers were highly committed to the islamic work ethic and showed. The impact of knowledge sharing and islamic work ethic on. Shukri ahmad associate professor, centre for general studies college of arts and sciences university utara malaysia dr. By adopting a linguistic point of view, this study aims to grasp a common understanding of pwe and iwe in the field of work ethic research.
Islamic work ethics, organizational commitment, turnover intention, public sector. Designmethodologyapproach the participants were 762 managers randomly selected. He found that turkish managers obtained higher scores in all protestant work ethic characteristics compared to british managers. Pdf islamic work ethics in contemporary era and its. Some of the modes of islamic bankingfinance include mudarabah profitsharing and loss. Islamic work ethics support cooperation, consultation, equity, unity and spirituality at work place and spirituality is considered as key component among iwe components. Observing the principles and techniques of work ethics. The findings suggest that iwe has a positive effect on ocbs. This article explores the ethics sensitivity and awareness of a sample of employees in six organizations in kuwait. The study uses a sample of 474 employees from 30 organizations in five districts in the united arab emirates. Current study explore the job related variables an their connection with islamic work ethics. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of islamic work ethics iwe on organizational citizenship behaviour ocb.
The islamic work ethic among employees in egypt the islamic work ethic among employees in egypt ghada a. We identify which sorts of questionable organizational behaviors are believed to be most unethical by these employees, as well as which behaviors are reported to occur most often within the organizations. Islamic work ethic in kuwait islamic work ethic in kuwait abbas j. For this purpose, 109 articles using the keywords pwe and iwe in their titles were. Purpose the purpose of this paper is to present a coherent but critical treatment of islamic work ethic iwe. Thus, it is important that a person visiting the country has an idea of the business culture of india. The impact of islamic work ethics on job performance. This study examines the impact of islamic work ethic iwe on organizational citizenship behaviors ocbs and knowledgesharing behaviors ksbs among university employees in pakistan. An islamic prospective muhammad shakil ahmad abstract islamic principles completely cover all aspects of life including working in an organization. The purpose of this paper is to present a coherent but critical treatment of islamic work ethic iwe. The effect of islamic work ethic on organisational justice.
Business culture of india business ethics of india. Askari, was published in the global economy journal, vol. Introduction the study of work ethics has gained significant interest in recent years following. The effect of islamic work ethics on organizational. No matter where they work, filipinos the world over have a reputation for being excellent employees and team members.
This study focuses on two main arguments about the secularization of protestant work ethic pwe and the uniqueness of islamic work ethic iwe. Yusuf, 2000 and the australian work ethic ho, 1984, the underlying definition of all of them are from a religious perspective or from the protestant work ethic. An international journal on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands. The concept of islamic work ethic iwe is gaining more attention from researchers due to its importance in the workplace. Download full pdf international journal of management sciences.