A Proposed Measurement Scale of Islamic Leadership in Business Settings

Abstract

Islamic Leadership (IL) is a unique phenomenon, and, unlike conventional leadership, it can never be understood in isolation from Islamic principles nor from the afterlife conception and preparedness for it. It combines aspects of the charismatic, transformation, servant, spiritual, sustainable and ethical styles of conventional leadership. However, to date, IL remains widely understudied quantitatively in both organizational and non-organizational settings. This is primarily due to the lack of comprehensive measurement scales. A few models exist but tend to over-emphasize the personal characteristics and do not capture the full impact of the Muslim leader on diverse organizational aspects. Therefore, this chapter addresses the concept of IL in business settings and, accordingly, proposes a 28-items measurement scale which balances IL comprehensiveness with conciseness to facilitate respondents' task. When properly validated, the scale will aid researchers in carrying quantitative examination of IL antecedents (as an outcome variable) and implications (as a predictor).