Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives

Although the concept of spirituality in the workplace has received enormous attention from contemporary researchers, very little or not sufficient research has been attempted from the religious perspective. This conceptual paper attempts to enrich the understanding of the spirituality in the workpla...

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Main Authors: Kamil, Naail Mohammed, Sulaiman, Mohamed, Osman-Gani, Aahad M., Ahmad, Khaliq
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling iium-124202012-01-10T06:36:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12420/ Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives Kamil, Naail Mohammed Sulaiman, Mohamed Osman-Gani, Aahad M. Ahmad, Khaliq HF5001 Business. Business Administration HF5549 Personnel management Although the concept of spirituality in the workplace has received enormous attention from contemporary researchers, very little or not sufficient research has been attempted from the religious perspective. This conceptual paper attempts to enrich the understanding of the spirituality in the workplace phenomenon from an Islamic Management perspective. In doing so, the conceptual paper attempts to study the theoretical and practical meanings of Taqwa, the characteristics of Taqwa, the two dimensions of Taqwa known as the Islamic spirituality and Islamic social responsibility, together with the mediating effect of “sabr” i.e. patience. The two dimensions of Taqwa are hypothesised to have direct positive effects on job satisfaction whiles patience has a mediating effect on overall job satisfaction. The literature used for this study is exclusively from the Qur’an and the Prophetic Tradition of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Implications for future research were provided. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12420/1/M._Sulaiman_7.pdf Kamil, Naail Mohammed and Sulaiman, Mohamed and Osman-Gani, Aahad M. and Ahmad, Khaliq (2011) Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives. In: AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas, February 2011, Chicago, USA. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1720042
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topic HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5549 Personnel management
spellingShingle HF5001 Business. Business Administration
HF5549 Personnel management
Kamil, Naail Mohammed
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Osman-Gani, Aahad M.
Ahmad, Khaliq
Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives
description Although the concept of spirituality in the workplace has received enormous attention from contemporary researchers, very little or not sufficient research has been attempted from the religious perspective. This conceptual paper attempts to enrich the understanding of the spirituality in the workplace phenomenon from an Islamic Management perspective. In doing so, the conceptual paper attempts to study the theoretical and practical meanings of Taqwa, the characteristics of Taqwa, the two dimensions of Taqwa known as the Islamic spirituality and Islamic social responsibility, together with the mediating effect of “sabr” i.e. patience. The two dimensions of Taqwa are hypothesised to have direct positive effects on job satisfaction whiles patience has a mediating effect on overall job satisfaction. The literature used for this study is exclusively from the Qur’an and the Prophetic Tradition of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Implications for future research were provided.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Kamil, Naail Mohammed
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Osman-Gani, Aahad M.
Ahmad, Khaliq
author_facet Kamil, Naail Mohammed
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Osman-Gani, Aahad M.
Ahmad, Khaliq
author_sort Kamil, Naail Mohammed
title Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives
title_short Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives
title_full Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives
title_fullStr Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives
title_sort effects of spirituality and social responsibility on job satisfaction: a conceptual analysis from religious perspectives
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/12420/
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