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ISLAMIC VALUES, LEADERSHIP LEGITIMACY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting

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Field Value
 
Title ISLAMIC VALUES, LEADERSHIP LEGITIMACY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
 
Creator Mat Hassan, Mohd Ezani; UKM-Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia. (Email: m.ezani@ukm.my)
Muhamad, Nordin; School of Management, Facultyof Economics and Management,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Email: noordin@ukm.my)
Abdullah, Nur Atiqah; School of Management, Facultyof Economics and Management,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Email: atiq@ukm.my)
Adham, Khairul Akmaliah; UKM-Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia. (Email: ka@ukm.my)
 
Description The legitimacyofleadershipis animportantconcern for any organization. A legitimate leader will be readilyaccepted by organizational members,  therebyfacilitatingthe achievementoforganizational goals. The legitimacy of leadershipisnotonly concerned aboutthe legalaspect, butalso moral and psychological aspects. Thisarticleproposes a conceptualframework of  leadership,  based on Islamic values asthe mainthrust ofleadership legitimacy. Given that in Islam, legal andethical values are integrated, a  leader is expected to internalize the Islamic core values and realize them in  his organization. Moreover, Islamic core values are implemented in conjunction withtask-related values, leading to a comprehensive treatment of organizational  leadership. As a logicaldevelopment,organizational members will confer legitimacyonthe leader andbecome loyal and committed followers. Inthis respect, the Conceptual FrameworkofIslamic  Leadership(CFIL), which isincongruence withthe concept organization  sustainability, is a holistic approach in understanding leadership legitimacy.  JEL Classification:M1, Z12  Keywords: Islamic leadership, Values, Leadershiplegitimacy.
 
Publisher Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
 
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Date 2013-03-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journals.iium.edu.my/enmjournal/index.php/enmj/article/view/181
 
Source International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting; Vol 19, No 2 (2011)
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journals.iium.edu.my/enmjournal/index.php/enmj/article/view/181/150