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Islam and management: What can be learned?
Author(s) -
Abuznaid Samir
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.20089
Subject(s) - islam , faith , prayer , pilgrimage , action (physics) , style (visual arts) , perception , management styles , public relations , sociology , social psychology , psychology , law , political science , epistemology , religious studies , philosophy , history , theology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
Abstract Religion has a major impact on human behavior, social interactions, and social relations. This research article discusses the impact of Islam on managers' behavior. The impact is exerted from the five pillars of Islam: faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage. From the article, it is evident that such pillars have a direct effect on Moslems' behavior. Besides that, the article shows the significant impact of Allah supreme names on managers' behavior and style. Allah names have a direct interrelationship with management functions like planning, organizing, and directing. A Moslem manager, in fact, can use Allah supreme names as a guide to his management style and action. Finally, the article sheds light on major Islamic management principles and their effect on managers' behavior and perception. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.