Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia

Waqf is a significant institution in Islam. However, for decades the relevant authorities in Malaysia appear to give little attention on its management and development. Based on Malaysian experience, Waqf is managed by State Islamic Religious Councils (SIRCs) which are the sole trustees for waqf res...

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Main Authors:	Siraj, Siti Alawiah, Ismail, Yusof
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HJ9701 Public accounting
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spelling	iium-478142018-05-22T03:32:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47814/ Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia Siraj, Siti Alawiah Ismail, Yusof HJ9701 Public accounting Waqf is a significant institution in Islam. However, for decades the relevant authorities in Malaysia appear to give little attention on its management and development. Based on Malaysian experience, Waqf is managed by State Islamic Religious Councils (SIRCs) which are the sole trustees for waqf resources. Waqf management is governed by respective state enactments (laws). However, in recent years there has been an increasing interest in reviving waqf institution to commensurate with the pressing demands for greater accountability in public sector organizations. This study was carried out to empirically investigate the strategic planning and accountability aspects of the waqf management in Malaysia. It used a formulated questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to examine the current practices of the strategic planning function of waqf in SIRCs. The questionnaire was administered on senior officers working in thirteen SIRCs. Similarly the interviews were conducted on the senior officers of the SIRCs. The study revealed two major findings. Firstly, SIRCs used strategic planning as planning and control tool. Consequently, strategic planning is characteristically budgetary in nature and deemphasizes efficiency and effectiveness of resource utilization. Secondly, strategic planning in SIRCs is also reactionary and mainly influenced by external requirements. These practices reflect the state of the extent of accountability and effectiveness of the waqf management in Malaysia. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47814/1/STRATEGIC_PLANNING_AND_ACCOUNTABILITY_OF_WAQF_MANAGEMENT_IN_MALAYSIA_Submission.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47814/6/47814.pdf Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Ismail, Yusof (2015) Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia. In: 4th International conference on Inclusive Islamic Financial Sector Development 2015, 17th-18th Nov. 2015, International Islamic University Islamabad. (Unpublished) http://submit.confbay.com/conf/iciifsd2015
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description	Waqf is a significant institution in Islam. However, for decades the relevant authorities in Malaysia appear to give little attention on its management and development. Based on Malaysian experience, Waqf is managed by State Islamic Religious Councils (SIRCs) which are the sole trustees for waqf resources. Waqf management is governed by respective state enactments (laws). However, in recent years there has been an increasing interest in reviving waqf institution to commensurate with the pressing demands for greater accountability in public sector organizations. This study was carried out to empirically investigate the strategic planning and accountability aspects of the waqf management in Malaysia. It used a formulated questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to examine the current practices of the strategic planning function of waqf in SIRCs. The questionnaire was administered on senior officers working in thirteen SIRCs. Similarly the interviews were conducted on the senior officers of the SIRCs. The study revealed two major findings. Firstly, SIRCs used strategic planning as planning and control tool. Consequently, strategic planning is characteristically budgetary in nature and deemphasizes efficiency and effectiveness of resource utilization. Secondly, strategic planning in SIRCs is also reactionary and mainly influenced by external requirements. These practices reflect the state of the extent of accountability and effectiveness of the waqf management in Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Siraj, Siti Alawiah Ismail, Yusof
author_facet	Siraj, Siti Alawiah Ismail, Yusof
author_sort	Siraj, Siti Alawiah
title	Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia
title_short	Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia
title_full	Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia
title_sort	strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in malaysia
publishDate	2015
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