The coverage and scope of the book are impressive, as it covers a wide range of topics in twelve carefully written chapters. Starting with an overview of Islamic ethics, the book relates it to contemporary corporate issues like crisis management, corporate governance, the use of information technology, welfare and well-being, marketing, corporate social responsibility, and conflict management. There are also specific chapters on finance, Maqasid al-Shari’a (the higher objectives of Shari’a) and a range of activities that are not just considered as professional obligations but are also deemed virtuous in an Islamic ethical framework.
– ISFIRE, August 2021
I had the opportunity to review the book titled “Principles of Islamic Ethics for Contemporary
Workplaces”. The Authors addressed an important dimension of contemporary workplaces
which are subject to numerous challenges from absolute technological transformation to real-time globalised working platforms. Significant developments have brought human life in
today’s age of robotics and androids. However, still there is a huge thirst for workplaces
where people trust each other unconditionally; employees have absolute belief in their top
management, shareholders look at financial statements without a shadow of doubt, and
society considers business organisations as their partners. There is no doubt that incidence of
breach of trust anywhere on this planet shatters the confidence of masses on business
organizations.
Considering modern-day complex working environments authors narrowed down the entire
discussion and tried to address specific but critical areas of workplace ethics including crisis
management, governance, corporate social responsibility, conflict management, liberty,
diversity and virtue as a foundation of workplace ethics. Stakeholder management and
complexities of information technologies do attract the reader.
My special attention remained towards Islamic ethics in finance. Comparison of conventional
and Islamic concepts is extremely useful for the readers. Discussion on establishing free, fair and Halal economy eradicating concentration of wealth with ethical Islamic banking and finance, in my opinion, are highlights of the book.
I congratulate authors and wish them best of luck for their future endeavours.
– Prof. Mohamad Akram Laldin
The book provides an important insight into workplace ethics from an Islamic
perspective and adds to the body of literature in this important area. The
organization of the book allows the reader to develop an appreciation of the topic
in a wide range of disciplines such as Finance, Marketing and Information
Technology.
The revelation of ethical lapses around the world in the corporate sector has led
researchers to view the foundations of the principles which create trust and
provide a level playing field for organizations to operate under. The use of
Islamic ethical principle lens to review the state of contemporary workplaces is an
important area that has been highlighted by the authors.
Given my current administrative responsibilities, I read with interest the section
on conflict management in which the authors provide insights into the Islamic
ethical principles and how they relate to conflict management. Some of these
principles could well be applied in the western corporate context as well.
As my area of expertise is Finance, I found the comparison of conventional and
Islamic concepts as being extremely useful for the readers. The discussion on
establishing free, fair and a Halal economy eradicating concentration of wealth
with ethical Islamic banking and finance are some of the highlights of the book.
I congratulate authors and wish them best of luck for their future endeavors
– Dr. M. Nauman Farooqi
The book is written on a topic of immense relevance to the contemporary Muslim communities,
in general, and the workplaces with Muslim employees, managers and owners, in particular. The
topic is greatly relevant to the private and public sector workplaces in a country like Pakistan
wherein ethical foundations of the society have experienced decay in the last three to four
decades.
The coverage and scope of the book is impressive, as it covers a wide range of topics in 12
carefully written chapters. Starting with an overview of Islamic ethics, the book relates them to
the contemporary corporate issues like crisis management, corporate governance, the use of
information technology, welfare and well-being, marketing, corporate social responsibility, and
conflict management. There are also specific chapters on finance, Maqasid al-Shari’a (the Higher
Objectives of Shari’a), and a range of activities that are not just considered as professional
obligations but are also deemed virtuous in an Islamic ethical framework.
It has been an absolute delight to read the book, which is well-written and must be
comprehensible by the targeted readership. I must say that the book has an academic value as
well as direct relevance to businesses management.
– Dr. Humayon Dar, Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance