Employee motivation an Islamic perspective
Purpose – This paper aims to provide an understanding of employee motivation from the Islamic perspective. The main objective of this paper is to understand Islamic motivation and to explore if Islamic spirituality, punishment and reward and justice motivate Muslim employees. Design/methodology/...
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| author | Bhatti, Omar K. Aslam, Uzma S. Hassan, Arif Sulaiman, Mohamed |
| author_facet | Bhatti, Omar K. Aslam, Uzma S. Hassan, Arif Sulaiman, Mohamed |
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| description | Purpose
– This paper aims to provide an understanding of employee motivation from the Islamic
perspective. The main objective of this paper is to understand Islamic motivation and to explore if
Islamic spirituality, punishment and reward and justice motivate Muslim employees.
Design/methodology/approach
– Qualitative research approach was used to understand and
examine the views of the respondents. Semi-structured interviewing technique was adopted, and the
respondents were asked to share their own thoughts and understanding for each question provided. A
sample of 13 experienced academicians and practitioners from renowned private organizations and
academic institutions from Malaysia and Pakistan were selected for the present study.
Findings
– The study found that the conventional viewpoint of motivation varies from Islamic
viewpoint in regard to motivation of employees. And significantly, Islamic spirituality, reward and
punishment, and justice act more compellingly in improving employee’s motivation.
Originality/value
– This paper clearly highlights that the Western viewpoint of employee motivation
is different as compared to the Islamic perspective. |
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| institution | International Islamic University Malaysia |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:518252018-05-23T07:52:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51825/ Employee motivation an Islamic perspective Bhatti, Omar K. Aslam, Uzma S. Hassan, Arif Sulaiman, Mohamed HF5549 Personnel management Purpose – This paper aims to provide an understanding of employee motivation from the Islamic perspective. The main objective of this paper is to understand Islamic motivation and to explore if Islamic spirituality, punishment and reward and justice motivate Muslim employees. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative research approach was used to understand and examine the views of the respondents. Semi-structured interviewing technique was adopted, and the respondents were asked to share their own thoughts and understanding for each question provided. A sample of 13 experienced academicians and practitioners from renowned private organizations and academic institutions from Malaysia and Pakistan were selected for the present study. Findings – The study found that the conventional viewpoint of motivation varies from Islamic viewpoint in regard to motivation of employees. And significantly, Islamic spirituality, reward and punishment, and justice act more compellingly in improving employee’s motivation. Originality/value – This paper clearly highlights that the Western viewpoint of employee motivation is different as compared to the Islamic perspective. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51825/1/Humanomics%20Paper.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51825/7/51825_Employee%20motivation%20an_SCOPUS_WOS.pdf Bhatti, Omar K. and Aslam, Uzma S. and Hassan, Arif and Sulaiman, Mohamed (2016) Employee motivation an Islamic perspective. Humanomics, 32 (1). pp. 33-47. ISSN 0828-8666 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/H-10-2015-0066 10.1108/H-10-2015-0066 |
| spellingShingle | HF5549 Personnel management Bhatti, Omar K. Aslam, Uzma S. Hassan, Arif Sulaiman, Mohamed Employee motivation an Islamic perspective |
| title | Employee motivation an Islamic perspective |
| title_full | Employee motivation an Islamic perspective |
| title_fullStr | Employee motivation an Islamic perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Employee motivation an Islamic perspective |
| title_short | Employee motivation an Islamic perspective |
| title_sort | employee motivation an islamic perspective |
| topic | HF5549 Personnel management |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/51825/1/Humanomics%20Paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/51825/7/51825_Employee%20motivation%20an_SCOPUS_WOS.pdf |
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