The components of spirituality in the business organizational context : the case of Malaysia

Mohammed Kamil, Naail and Al-Kahtani, Ali Hussain and Sulaiman, Mohamed (2011) The components of spirituality in the business organizational context : the case of Malaysia. Asian Journal of Business and Management Sciences, 1 (2). pp. 166-180. ISSN 2047-2528

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Abstract

Although the phenomenon of spirituality in the workplace has received enormous attention from other religious faiths, the construct of Islamic spirituality has not been much explored. This empirical study attempts to enrich the understanding of the spirituality in the workplace phenomenon from Islamic management perspective. The survey data used for this empirical research was drawn from 405 Muslim employees in business organizations in Malaysia. After yielding an instrument to measure Islamic spirituality, exploratory (using SPSS version 18.0) and confirmatory (using AMOS version 18.0) factor analyses were conducted. The construct validity of Islamic spirituality led to the major finding of the research, thus, Islamic spirituality in the business organizational context is explained by four determinants; Rituals (Ibadat), Forgivingness/Repentance (Al a’fw), Belief (Iman) and Remembrance of Allah (Dhikrullah).

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5615/12313
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
Depositing User:	Prof Mohamed Sulaiman
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2012 15:31
Last Modified:	10 Jan 2012 15:31
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/12313

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