The Influence of tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage: a Malaysian case

Businesses continue to struggle to achieve sustainable competitive advantage for better profitability and strategic positioning in the competitive markets. The underpinned understanding in achieving sustainable competitive advantage is driven by organizational objectives. However, the sustainability...

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Main Authors:	Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi, Sarwar, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Ismail, Yusof
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Leena & Luna International, Oyama, Japan 2015
Subjects:	HF5387 Business ethics
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spelling	iium-423522017-11-22T01:29:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42352/ The Influence of tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage: a Malaysian case Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi Sarwar, Abdullah Al-Mamun Ismail, Yusof HF5387 Business ethics Businesses continue to struggle to achieve sustainable competitive advantage for better profitability and strategic positioning in the competitive markets. The underpinned understanding in achieving sustainable competitive advantage is driven by organizational objectives. However, the sustainability of the business, business continuity and sustainable competitive advantage depends on both external and internal factors of the firm. Indeed, a unified theory of the firm is necessary to provide insights for rigorous, dynamic and comprehensive strategic management analyses. Hence, this study has attempted to investigate the influence of Tawhidic paradigm in managing firms’ for sustainable competitive advantage from Malaysian perspective. Data has been collected from 242 public listed companies listed in the main board of Bursa Malaysia. The respondents were asked to evaluate items from 4 different constructs through a 6 point scale varied from never, rarely, slightly, sometime, usually, and always. Furthermore, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) has been run for exploring the relationship that exists among the different salient variables which in turn measures the influence of Tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage in Malaysia. Based on the results, it can be perceived that Tawhidic paradigm is to a great extent influenced by organizational goals and objectives as well as organizational knowledge and innovation. The Tawhidic approach contributes to the theoretical and practical understanding of the development of a unified theory of the firm. Leena & Luna International, Oyama, Japan 2015-03-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42352/1/Sarif_Sarwar_Ismail_2015_Published_Copy_%28AJMS%29.pdf Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi and Sarwar, Abdullah Al-Mamun and Ismail, Yusof (2015) The Influence of tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage: a Malaysian case. Asian Journal of Management Sciences & Education (AJMSE), 3 (7). pp. 15-24. ISSN 2186-845X (O), 2186-8441 (P) http://www.ajmse.leena-luna.co.jp/
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description	Businesses continue to struggle to achieve sustainable competitive advantage for better profitability and strategic positioning in the competitive markets. The underpinned understanding in achieving sustainable competitive advantage is driven by organizational objectives. However, the sustainability of the business, business continuity and sustainable competitive advantage depends on both external and internal factors of the firm. Indeed, a unified theory of the firm is necessary to provide insights for rigorous, dynamic and comprehensive strategic management analyses. Hence, this study has attempted to investigate the influence of Tawhidic paradigm in managing firms’ for sustainable competitive advantage from Malaysian perspective. Data has been collected from 242 public listed companies listed in the main board of Bursa Malaysia. The respondents were asked to evaluate items from 4 different constructs through a 6 point scale varied from never, rarely, slightly, sometime, usually, and always. Furthermore, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) has been run for exploring the relationship that exists among the different salient variables which in turn measures the influence of Tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage in Malaysia. Based on the results, it can be perceived that Tawhidic paradigm is to a great extent influenced by organizational goals and objectives as well as organizational knowledge and innovation. The Tawhidic approach contributes to the theoretical and practical understanding of the development of a unified theory of the firm.
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author	Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi Sarwar, Abdullah Al-Mamun Ismail, Yusof
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title	The Influence of tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage: a Malaysian case
title_short	The Influence of tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage: a Malaysian case
title_full	The Influence of tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage: a Malaysian case
title_fullStr	The Influence of tawhidic paradigm in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage: a Malaysian case
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publisher	Leena & Luna International, Oyama, Japan
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