Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective

The quantity surveying profession in Malaysia is important in ensuring that the clients of the construction industry get value for money in the construction of their buildings. They are either employed by the clients as consultants or they are employees of contracting organizations. When dealing wit...

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Main Authors:	Mohyin, Nur Affah, Mohd. Yunus, Yahaya, Md Zuki, Mazrul Shahir, Mohamad Razali , Ahmad Zaim
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/1/Nur_Affah_Final_paper_on_Ethics_with_transliteration.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/4/tentative_iran_msia_conference.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/5/Malezi_label.jpg

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spelling	iium-351182016-05-03T03:11:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/ Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective Mohyin, Nur Affah Mohd. Yunus, Yahaya Md Zuki, Mazrul Shahir Mohamad Razali , Ahmad Zaim BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics TH Building construction The quantity surveying profession in Malaysia is important in ensuring that the clients of the construction industry get value for money in the construction of their buildings. They are either employed by the clients as consultants or they are employees of contracting organizations. When dealing with the financial aspects of projects, quantity surveyors are regularly exposed to temptations to misuse their positions for personal interest. Therefore, good ethical conduct in this profession is very crucial. Accordingly, this research focuses on the concept of professional ethics from the Islamic perspectives. This paper reviews the literature on professional ethics from Islamic perspectives, to identify the Islamic Work Ethics principles that are important to the quantity surveying profession. The literature review highlights that Islamic Work Ethics principles covered a wide scope and more far reaching since it also involves accountability to God, not just to the clients. In addition, interviews with experienced academics as well as quantity surveying professionals were conducted to explore the issues of unethical conducts in the construction industry. The findings reveal that there are many grey areas in the work of the quantity surveyors, that only professionals who practice Islamic Work Ethics principles will be truly ethical. Finally, the paper concludes with limitations and implications of the findings that provide directions for future research. 2013-03-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/1/Nur_Affah_Final_paper_on_Ethics_with_transliteration.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/4/tentative_iran_msia_conference.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35118/5/Malezi_label.jpg Mohyin, Nur Affah and Mohd. Yunus, Yahaya and Md Zuki, Mazrul Shahir and Mohamad Razali , Ahmad Zaim (2013) Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective. In: International Conference on Islamic Architecture & Built Environment (IAIBE '12): Experiences from Iran and Malaysia, 4-5 March 2013, Isfahan, Iran.
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topic	BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics TH Building construction
spellingShingle	BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics TH Building construction Mohyin, Nur Affah Mohd. Yunus, Yahaya Md Zuki, Mazrul Shahir Mohamad Razali , Ahmad Zaim Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective
description	The quantity surveying profession in Malaysia is important in ensuring that the clients of the construction industry get value for money in the construction of their buildings. They are either employed by the clients as consultants or they are employees of contracting organizations. When dealing with the financial aspects of projects, quantity surveyors are regularly exposed to temptations to misuse their positions for personal interest. Therefore, good ethical conduct in this profession is very crucial. Accordingly, this research focuses on the concept of professional ethics from the Islamic perspectives. This paper reviews the literature on professional ethics from Islamic perspectives, to identify the Islamic Work Ethics principles that are important to the quantity surveying profession. The literature review highlights that Islamic Work Ethics principles covered a wide scope and more far reaching since it also involves accountability to God, not just to the clients. In addition, interviews with experienced academics as well as quantity surveying professionals were conducted to explore the issues of unethical conducts in the construction industry. The findings reveal that there are many grey areas in the work of the quantity surveyors, that only professionals who practice Islamic Work Ethics principles will be truly ethical. Finally, the paper concludes with limitations and implications of the findings that provide directions for future research.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohyin, Nur Affah Mohd. Yunus, Yahaya Md Zuki, Mazrul Shahir Mohamad Razali , Ahmad Zaim
author_facet	Mohyin, Nur Affah Mohd. Yunus, Yahaya Md Zuki, Mazrul Shahir Mohamad Razali , Ahmad Zaim
author_sort	Mohyin, Nur Affah
title	Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective
title_short	Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective
title_full	Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective
title_fullStr	Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective
title_sort	professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the islamic perspective
publishDate	2013
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Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective

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