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Entrepreneurship in Egypt and the US compared: directions for further research suggested

Farid, Mamdouh - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 5, pp. 428-440

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine entrepreneurship in Egypt, an Islamic society in transition to a free market, and makes general comparisons with entrepreneurship in the United States, a secular society with a highly developed market economy. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Examining the link between Islamic work ethic and innovation capability

Kumar, Naresh; Che Rose, Raduan - In: Journal of Management Development 29 (2010) 1, pp. 79-93

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an in‐depth analysis of the Islamic work ethic (IWE) and its influence on innovation capability in the public sector. Design/methodology/approach – The foundations of IWE and innovation capability were assessed using a validated...

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Character centered leadership: Muhammad (p) as an ethical role model for CEOs

Beekun, Rafik I. - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 1003-1020

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the leadership style of Muhammad (p) within a character‐centric framework as a useful alternative to the transactional, self‐centered model and the value‐neutral transformational approach that currently permeate business management. The...

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Human resource development, motivation and Islam

Burdbar Khan, Muhammad; Nisar Sheikh, Naeem - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 1021-1034

in this context. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of religion of Islam in filling this need for a …

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Islamic perspectives on training and professional development

Hassi, Abderrahman - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 1035-1045

development in Islam in order to bridge a gap in the extant literature. Findings – The literature that deals with training and … development in Islam seems to belong to two major categories: essays espousing a broad perspective and including catch …‐all concepts or other generic Islamic principles; and studies addressing human resource management in Islam that mainly examine …

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Evaluating Chris Argyris's ideas: an Islamic perspective

Fontaine, Rodrigue; Oziev, Gapur; Hassan‐Hussein, Hussein - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 1046-1057

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Chris Argyris's ideas from an Islamic perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The main approach is a literature review combined with an analysis based on Islamic principles. At the end, there is a short case study that demonstrates the...

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Spiritual capital

Dsouli, Ouarda; Khan, Nadeem; Kakabadse, Nada K. - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 1058-1076

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate how values from within Abrahamic religions could be adopted to improve liberal market economies’ (LMEs’) corporate governance business practices. Design/methodology/approach – The concept of spiritual capitalism is explained from an...

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Boundaries and knowledge in a Sufi Dhikr Circle

Aslan Guemuesay, Ali - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 1077-1089

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to infer, from the mystical Islamic tradition, practical wisdom for management development on knowledge transfer and storage as well as organizational boundaries. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory research uses an ethnographic approach....

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Toward applied Islamic business ethics: responsible halal business

Ismaeel, Muatasim; Blaim, Katharina - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 1090-1100

Islamic business ethics. Findings – Islam allows and accepts different levels of ethical commitment. A multi‐level Islamic …

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Practical wisdom for management from the Islamic tradition

El Garah, Wafa; Beekun, Rafik I.; Habisch, André; … - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 10, pp. 991-1000

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the special issue on practical wisdom for management from the Islamic traditions. Design/methodology/approach – The guest editorial introduces the papers in this special issue, focusing on practical wisdom for management from...

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