Ejbo electronic journal of business ethics and organization. According to rizk 2008, iwe is an orientation towards work and approaches work as a virtue in humans lives. The effect of islamic work ethics on organizational. Islamic work ethics in the sunnah it is clear that in islam, work is not only important, but necessary. The religion encourages individuals to be intrinsically incentivized and to give commitment, honesty and loyalty. Rc527islamic code of medical and health ethicsfinal. Apr 03, 2018 the purpose of this paper is to investigate how employees islamic work ethic might enhance their propensity to help their coworkers on a voluntary basis, as well as how this relationship might be invigorated by despotic leadership. Purpose the purpose of this paper is to present a coherent but critical treatment of islamic work ethic iwe.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between islamic work ethic iwe and employees attitude and behaviour in term of perceived organisational justice, psychological ownership psy, and employees performance in the islamic financial institutions in malaysia. The instrument for the islamic work ethics was adopted from a journal islamic work ethic in kuwait. Second, religious motives had an important impact on. The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism third roxbury edition stephen kalberg has produced a book that teachers and students will find invaluable. Therefore, every entrepreneur should continuously practiced islam based on the quran and sunnah. For this purpose, 109 articles using the keywords pwe and iwe in their titles were analyzed using content. Purpose this study aims to examine the relationship of the islamic work ethic iwe and individualism among a large sample of supervisors working in egypt, replicating earlier work by ali 2005, 1987.
The effect of islamic work ethics on work outcomes ejbo. Purpose 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. From an islamic point of view, ethics is related to several arabic terms. Current study explore the job related variables an their connection with islamic work ethics. Accordingly, islamic ethics or ilm alakhlaq is a science which deals with the ways to maintain virtues at their optimum level, i. Islamic work ethics and employees performance was found partially mediate and the standardized coefficient was 0. Islamic work ethic iwe is a set of explicit as well as implicit rules derived from its origin in quran and the sayings of the prophet muhammad. The study of the muslim managers religiosity, personality and behavior has been underdeveloped. Current study explores the literature relevant to islamic work ethics. The islamic work ethic in arabia article pdf available in the journal of psychology interdisciplinary and applied 1265. What does islam, quran, sharia law say about the work ethic. Ali, see record 198924563001 among 117 managers in saudi arabia.
In this study, we examined the impact of religiosity, personality and behavior on islamic work ethics. The effect of islamic work ethic on organisational justice. Arslan thus argued that webers criticism of islamic work ethics as a deterrent to the economic development and behaviour is not valid, especially in the case of turkish sample. The effect of islamic work ethics on the performance of. Pdf islamic work ethics iwe towards the organizational. So we can say that people with high islamic work ethics belief are more satisfied and can show better performance.
The empirical results indicate that the islamic work ethic directly affects both organizational commitment and job satisfaction, and that it. The interactive effects of justice perceptions and islamic. The islamic work ethic iwe profile is given an attention as the values promoted in islam are universal and applicable in any working environmental setting. Ethics is the systematic philosophical study of morality. An alternative approach azharsyah ibrahim1, a and nor azzah kamri2,b 1,2 department of sharia and management. Box 36, jalan pengkalan chepa, 16100 kota bharu, kelantan, malaysia, and email address. When is an islamic work ethic more likely to spur helping. What an excellent idea, to combine a new translation of max webers the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism with.
Business from islamic perspective islam refers to business as a sine qua non of human life. The role of intrinsic motivation, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job. It uses a sample of 425 muslim employees in several organizations in the united arab emirates uae. Islamic work ethics iwe may be defined as the set of moral principles that distinguish what is right from what is wrong beekun, 1997 in the islamic context. The concept of business ethics in islam can make a conscious entrepreneur. The moderating of islamic work ethic on relationship of. The purpose of this paper is to present a coherent but critical treatment of islamic work ethic iwe. Schilder, dassen and wallage 1999 define ethics as a set of moral principles, rules of conduct or values and ethics is relevant when a person has to make a decision from different choices concerning ethical principles. It has 17 items that focus on employeeas commitment to the job and their reason of such commitment either for selfneed or for society.
Meanwhile,although a few researchers have participated in addressing and highlighting the islamic work ethic their contributions are very limited. The effect of islamic work ethics on organizational commitment. Understanding islamic ethics and its significance on the character building adibah binti abdul rahim 508 international journal of social science and humanity, vol. The purpose of this paper is to expand previous theories of motivation and religious ethics by examining the moderation effect of islamic work ethic iwe on the relationship between perception of politics pop and job satisfaction, and turnover intention and negligent behavior nb. Entrepreneurs who fear will always be steadfast in order to realize entrepreneurial comprehensively and according to islamic law. Ethics and ethical theories from an islamic perspective. In addition, webers interpretation of work ethic and claimsthat empirical and qualitative studies in work ethic concept should not lead us to abandoning the application of this concept in other culturesare also taken into consideration. The scope of islamic ethics is numerous, far reaching and comprehensive because islamic ethics deals with the relationship between man and. Islamic work ethic, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover intention, and islamic microfinance.
This study would therefore attempt to investigate the islamic work ethics iwe practices among the employees of banking institutions in malaysia with specific focus given to the possible relationship between iwe variables and organizational commitment oc. Dec 02, 2015 licensed to youtube by awakeningrecordsltd on behalf of awakening records. Managers were highly committed to the islamic work ethic and showed. Pdf the effect of islamic work ethics on work outcomes. It explores the nature of iwe in the context of cultural and political evolution. 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. 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. Islamic work ethics and leadership style to improve. Islamic work ethics also appreciates economic activity involvement of its believer yousef, 2000a. This study proves that the overall governmental performance and high level productivity can be achieved if government can try to improve and enhance islamic work ethics.
Islamic work ethics according to asifudin 2004, work ethics. Islamic work ethics is a concept of ethics that is based on islamic teaching and principle which rely on faith. Islamic work ethic in kuwait article pdf available in cross cultural management an international journal 142. Islamic work ethic a moderator between organizational commitment and job satisfaction in a crosscultural context.
An outline of its principles and scope abdurezak a. To achieve this goal, 266 muslim educated individuals working at a public bank in iran have been selected as sample and the protestant work ethic pwe and islamic work ethic iwe questionnaires were conducted on them. Furthermore, islamic work ethics a type of work ethics emphasized on hard work and dedication of work, is positively predicted satisfaction and commitment rokhman, 2010 and work engagement. Islamic work ethics and individualism in managing a. Using a twowave timelagged design and data collected from 354.
Islamic work ethics always supports a person who has a hunger of legal income source and is dedicated to work. Pdf purpose the purpose of this paper is to present a coherent but critical treatment of islamic work ethic iwe. This study investigates the moderating impacts of the islamic work ethic on the relationships between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Understanding the moderating role of islamic work ethics. All that is important as it affects the performance of entrepreneur. According to nasr 1984 it iwe suggests that work is a virtue in the light of man. The effect of religiosity and personality on work ethics.
Examined the islamic work ethic and individualism scales a. Apparently, this framework will guide and give a comprehensive understanding of the. Toward this purpose, this paper will compare and contrast between islamic and western perspectives of ethics, and highlight the main weaknesses and limitations of the former. Hence, as a subject and khalifah of allah swt, a person has to portray work ethics that are based on islamic principles. Therefore, the main objectives of the present study are. The results revealed that the explanatory power of the model increased from 28. Musa yusuf owoyemi visiting senior lecturer, centre for general studies college of arts and sciences. Pdf the islamic work ethic among employees in egypt ghada. An islamic prospective muhammad shakil ahmad abstract islamic principles completely cover all aspects of life including working in an organization.
Islamic moral values and education is outlined that may be helpful for future educators and researchers. Because all people make moral and ethical decisions every day. Its primary sources of laws shariah are the quran and sunnah. Ali 2005, the application of islamic ethics brought the muslims to the golden ages in the eighth until the fourteenth century. Work ethics in islam in as much as it brings material gains also has its own spiritual dimension and connection to the divine whose pleasure muslims seek to earn in everything that they do. One of the most practical applications for the study of philosophy is in the field of ethics.
Meanwhile, organizational commitment is related to. In another study it is suggested that the iwe is an orientation. Sachedina, abdulaziz abdulhussein 2001, the islamic roots of democratic pluralism, oxford university press, isbn 97801959914. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of islamic work ethic on work outcomes job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention. The conceptual framework of islamic work ethic iwe 59 the islamic value system islam is a complete and comprehensive way of life that preaches to its followers to be subservient to allah swt in all aspects of worldly affairs. But whats the difference between ethics and morality.
We also hypothesized that personality and behavior impacts on work ethics positively. Do women have lower work ethic in an islamic society. The integration of work ethic theories with religious beliefs and hofstedes national culture typology implies that islamic work ethics peculiarly support social symbiosis and collectivism. The concept of business ethics in islamic perspective. Understanding islamic ethics and its significance on the. Therefore, the necessity of hard working is inevitable, as workers. Naqvi 1981 says that an ethics should be able to guide human behavior to achieve social. In line with the general purpose mentioned, this paper aims to determine the impact of the islamic work ethic iwe on job satisfaction and organizational commitment among the employees of bank maskan by examining the mediating role of intrinsic motivation. Pdf the islamic work ethic among employees in egypt. Parliament of the worlds religions, 4 september 1993. Hashi department of biotechnology, kulliyyah of science, international islamic university malaysia iium abstract islamic ethics is the ethical system formed by the teachings of the qur. It is such an essential factor that before the prophet mohammads mission inception, god guided him to become a successful. The study used a sample of 49 employees from 10 institutions of islamic microfinance in demak regency, central.
Max weber the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. The construct of organisational justice included three dimensions, namely distributive, procedural, and interactional justice. 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. Understanding protestant and islamic work ethic studies. The study on islamic work ethics iwe has relatively new comparing to its. An examination of the mediating effect of islamic work ethic on the relationships between transformational leadership and work outcomes this study investigates the role of islamic work ethic as mediator between transformational leadership and work outcomes organizational commitment, job satisfaction and turnover intention. Shukri ahmad associate professor, centre for general studies college of arts and sciences university utara malaysia dr. The concept of islamic work ethic international journal of. Quoted by imam abu yusuf in his book alkharaaj tribute these examples make it clear that entitlement to health is a right of every human being, without any discrimination based on colour, gender, or religion. Pdf islamic work ethics and organizational commitment. Work ethic, gender and social class in an islamic society. Islamic work ethics is the basis of human management. An introductory study of small and medium enterprises smes mohd zulkifli muhammad, faculty of entrepreneurship and business, universiti malaysia kelantan, p. While, islamic work ethic found to negatively significant moderate the relationship between the appraisal of emotion and leadership practices.
In fact, had the islamic work ethics being adhered to, the muslims could have become the dominant power long ago. The concept of work ethics in islam, which is usually called islamic work ethic iwe, is a set of moral principles that distinguish what is right from what is wrong based on the. It is noted that, the earlier academic study on this field began on early 1980s when some islamic scholars published their research on work ethics from islamic. Islam has a very balanced philosophy on work ethics, which is a benficial guidance for the employer as well as the employee. The islamic work ethic as a mediator of the relationship between locus of control role conflict and role ambiguity.
Despite the effect of protestant principles and work ethics on the economic development of the west and its impact on enterprises and marketing a. Organizational commitment as a mediator of the relationship between islamic work ethic and attitudes toward organizational change. We posited that islamic religiosity impacts on islamic work ethics, personality and behavior positively. 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. The effect of islamic work ethics on work outcomes wahibur rokhman abstract this study was conducted to investigate the effect of islamic work ethic on work outcomes job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention. Aziz ahmed alarimi, 2maslin masrom, 3nik hasnaa nik mahmood 1,2,3razak school of engineering and advanced technology universiti. We also investigated the moderating influence of iwe in. The relationship between islamic work ethic and workplace.
The study proposed to investigate the effect of the islamic work ethic on the perception of justice among employees in islamic microfinance institutions in indonesia. The impact of islamic work ethics on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Then, an argument on why islam can provide the best understanding of ethics will be made. The study on islamic work ethics iwe has relatively new comparing to its counterpart, the protestant work ethics pwe. Islamic work ethic a moderator between organizational. This study focuses on two main arguments about the secularization of protestant work ethic pwe and the uniqueness of islamic work ethic iwe. An analysis of some salient points in the prophetic tradition assoc. In an examination of the islamic work ethic and the individualism scale ali, 1988 among 117 managers in saudi arabia, i found that the managers were highly committed to the islamic work ethic and showed a moderate tendency toward individualism. Meanwhile, organizational commitment is related to employees attachment and behaviour towards organization.
An examination of the mediating effect of islamic work. In islam, work is perceived as a form of worship and that every effort should be put into it since eventually, there will be a reward. Nov 27, 2018 drawing on social exchange theory, we investigated the influence of justice perceptions on organizational citizenship behavior and work engagement. Using a timelagged design, we tested the main effects of islamic work ethic iwe and perceived organizational justice on turnover intentions, job satisfaction, and job involvement. Islamic work ethic and innovation capability the relationship between work ethics and organizations performance has been studied by many researchers.
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