Abdus Sattar Abbasi

Contemporary workplaces are subject to numerous challenges due to the absolute technological takeover of real-time working platforms. Though significant developments to the modern workforce have changed the face of industry significantly, there is a thirst for workplaces where people may achieve material objectives while attaining spiritual satisfaction through their daily activities both at the office and home. Principles of Islamic Ethics for Contemporary Workplaces is an essential reference source that discusses organizational behaviors in relation to Islamic values, beliefs, and work ethics, as well as managerial strategies that follow the Islamic way of life. Featuring research on topics such as contemporary business, diverse workforce, and organizational behavior, this book is ideally designed for managers, business professionals, administrators, HR personnel, academicians, researchers, and students.

Contemporary workplaces are subject to numerous challenges due to the absolute technological takeover of real-time working platforms. Though significant developments to the modern workforce have changed the face of industry significantly, there is a thirst for workplaces where people may achieve material objectives while attaining spiritual satisfaction through their daily activities both at the office and home. Principles of Islamic Ethics for Contemporary Workplaces is an essential reference source that discusses organizational behaviors in relation to Islamic values, beliefs, and work ethics, as well as managerial strategies that follow the Islamic way of life. Featuring research on topics such as contemporary business, diverse workforce, and organizational behavior, this book is ideally designed for managers, business professionals, administrators, HR personnel, academicians, researchers, and students.

Value crisis in corporate world around the globe significantly increased the need to find new management paradigm to deal with existing ethical dilemma. This study investigates inherent flaws of the contemporary corporate management in general and value based corporate management in particular. Study identifies that weaknesses of current corporate management stem form two main factors first lack of values and ethics and second loss of leadership integrity. Findings suggest that management by example is a better management paradigm to curb many ethical ailments of modern enterprise. Furthermore, results indicate that Islamic leadership tries to take the organization towards total value based management through ensuring welfare and protection for all stakeholders of organization including shareholders, employees, customers and society at large.