An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers

The conventional approach to the theory of the firm has not been adequate to respond to external, internal, and human dynamism. The market-based theory of the firm emphasises on the industrial organizational perspective only of the firm, which is lack of dynamism. The evolutionary approach into reso...

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Main Authors:	Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi, Ismail, Yusof
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	HF5549 Personnel management
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/31690/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/31690/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/31690/1/AAMC2013_MOB_12_IslamicTheoryoftheFirmpp262_270.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/31690/4/aamc_programme_schedule_2013.pdf

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spelling	iium-316902015-07-22T13:10:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/31690/ An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi Ismail, Yusof HF5549 Personnel management The conventional approach to the theory of the firm has not been adequate to respond to external, internal, and human dynamism. The market-based theory of the firm emphasises on the industrial organizational perspective only of the firm, which is lack of dynamism. The evolutionary approach into resource-based and knowledge-based of theory of the firm is also unable to provide a satisfactory theory of the firm due to lacks of spirituality foundation to sustain intellectual contribution from knowledge workers. Thus, this study explores an Islamic approach, which is based on Tawhidic paradigm to the theory of the firm as a mean to achieve organizational sustainable innovation and competitive advantage. The study obtained views through personal interview with 10 managers from companies that practice Islamic management system. The informants argued that the current practice emphasized on profit maximization and competitive advantage at the cost of human spirituality development. 2013-08-23 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/31690/1/AAMC2013_MOB_12_IslamicTheoryoftheFirmpp262_270.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/31690/4/aamc_programme_schedule_2013.pdf Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi and Ismail, Yusof (2013) An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers. In: 10th Asian Academy of Management Conference 2013, 23-25 August 2013, Bayview Beach Resorts, Batu Feringgi, Penang. http://aamc.usm.my/
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description	The conventional approach to the theory of the firm has not been adequate to respond to external, internal, and human dynamism. The market-based theory of the firm emphasises on the industrial organizational perspective only of the firm, which is lack of dynamism. The evolutionary approach into resource-based and knowledge-based of theory of the firm is also unable to provide a satisfactory theory of the firm due to lacks of spirituality foundation to sustain intellectual contribution from knowledge workers. Thus, this study explores an Islamic approach, which is based on Tawhidic paradigm to the theory of the firm as a mean to achieve organizational sustainable innovation and competitive advantage. The study obtained views through personal interview with 10 managers from companies that practice Islamic management system. The informants argued that the current practice emphasized on profit maximization and competitive advantage at the cost of human spirituality development.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi Ismail, Yusof
author_facet	Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi Ismail, Yusof
author_sort	Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
title	An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers
title_short	An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers
title_full	An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers
title_fullStr	An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers
title_full_unstemmed	An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers
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An Islamic approach to the theory of the firm : the views of Malaysian managers

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