Online Journal of Islamic Management and Finance (OJIMF)

THE IMPACT OF TAQWA ON ETHICS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN MALAYSIAN SMES

Suhaimi Mhd Sarif , Yusof Ismail — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0800

This paper investigates the influence of taqwa, an Islamic ethical framework, on the competitive advantage of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Taqwa, embodying ethical conduct and responsibility, is posited as a key factor enhancing the competitive advantage of small businesses. The study aims to explore the impact of taqwa on ethics and competitive advantage of SMEs in Malaysia through personal interviews with five owners of SMEs. While previous studies have highlighted the crucial role of ethical and socially responsible practices in business success, the specific impact of taqwa in this context remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining the role of taqwa in SMEs' strategies, ethical marketing, and resilience during challenging times, and employee well-being. The results of the study affirmed that taqwa has an impact on ethics into the structure of decision-making procedures. The impact of taqwa serves as a guiding principle for enterprises, ensuring that their activities conform to higher ethical standards while maintaining competitiveness. It also considers the implications of taqwa on entrepreneurial motivation, marketing orientation, and business sustainability.

العزلة الوظيفية وتأثيرها على انجاز الاعمال بإتقان: المسببات والحلول

Fahad Khalfan, Issa Khan, Mohd Rizal Muwazir — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0800

In this research paper, the researcher seeks to find out the causes of job isolation and its impact on the proficient completion of work among employees of the State Council and the Shura Council in the Sultanate of Oman, the problem crystallizes in understanding the causes of job isolation and its impact on the completion of work and tasks with perfection. The researcher also seeks to know the extent of the degree of job isolation among the study sample, and the extent of its impact on the completion of work with perfection. The researcher relied on the descriptive analytical approach to analyze the impact of the phenomenon of functional isolation. The quantitative approach was also used, based on the questionnaire, as a tool for collecting primary data. The researcher sought to distribute the questionnaire to the study population, which numbered 171 to obtain the results. The researcher's findings concluded that there were low levels of feeling of lack of power، Also, the results showed, there is a medium level of feeling of functional isolation, and there is also a medium level of feeling of self-estrangement. On the other hand, the results showed that there was an average level of self-confidence, completing work efficiently, and effective social communication. The study also reached a number of recommendations, the most prominent of which are Establish clear specifications and a clear professional job description for each career path within the State Council and the Shura Council and inform employees about it, Establishing clear standards for evaluating institutional performance, which the employee can review, and linked to job specializations, international models can be used to evaluate performance.

أثر المساءلة من منظور إسلامي في أداء المعلمين بالمدارس الحكومية في سلطنة عمان بولاية بوشر من وجهة نظر مديري المدارس ومساعديهم

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0800

This study aims to reveal the impact of accountability from an Islamic perspective on the performance of teachers in government schools in the Sultanate of Oman in the state of Bausher. And in their relations during the practice of the educational process, and the importance of the study lies in an attempt to shed light on the importance of knowing the impact of accountability from an Islamic perspective on the performance of teachers, and the researchers used a random sample consisting of (24) school principals and assistant principals in government schools in the state of Bausher, and they were chosen using the intentional sampling method, In the way it was prepared, this study relied on the analytical descriptive approach, and the researchers used the questionnaire as a tool for data collection, which consisted of the field of accountability from an Islamic perspective, and the field of teacher performance. The independent variable (accountability) included four dimensions: (discipline, achievement, professional ethics, human relations ), and to extract the results from the questionnaire, the extracted data were processed by using statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS), and the results of the study showed that there is a positive effect of accountability from an Islamic perspective in the performance of teachers from the point of view of school principals and their assistants according to its four dimensions, and the study recommended to instill the principle of accountability subjectivity based on the Islamic perspective, with the importance of linking the outcomes of accountability with reward and according to the Islamic perspective.

أثر القيادة الاستراتيجية على تحسين جودة الخدمة (دراسة ميدانية في وزارة الأوقاف والشؤون الدينية بسلطنة عُمان)

Faisal Said Muhammad Al Mashikhi, , Nor'Azzah Kamri, Asmuliadi Lubis — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0800

This study aimed to identify the impact of strategic leadership in improving and developing the quality of service in the Ministry of Waqif and Religious Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman from the point of view of the ministry's employees. A sample of 249 employees in the Ministry of Waqif and Religious Affairs was randomly selected to answer questionnaire which is consisting of 57 items as a tool for data collection. Descriptive analytical approach and regression were used for entering, processing and analysing data. Results illustrated a good level of strategic leadership and quality of service in the Ministry of Waqif and Religious Affairs. The study also demonstrated the existence of a positive relationship between the five dimensions of strategic leadership and the quality of service provided in the ministry, ranging between medium and weak. Finally, results revealed that there was a significant effect of determining the strategic direction, supporting organizational culture and promoting ethical practices as dimensions of strategic leadership in the quality of service provided by the ministry, while the effect of the other two dimensions of strategic leadership (development of human capital and investment of strategic resources and capabilities) was weak and ineffective on Quality of service. The study presented many recommendations, including the need for all employees to participate in drawing up strategic policies and paying attention to attracting competencies and developing local capabilities working in the ministry and adopting strategic policies based on the latest electronic means and social media to reach the beneficiaries of the ministry's services in a more effective manner in implementation and achievement of Oman 2040 vision.