Paper money in Sheikh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi's thought: a comparative and critical commentary

PurposeThe article examines Sheikh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabauwi's initial concept of paper money, which in the early 20th century wrote Risala Raf'u Al-Iltibas.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a qualitative approach based on the critical extraction analysis that can reveal a set of concepts related to the thoughts of Sheikh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabauwi on paper money.FindingsThrough an attentive reading of Sheikh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi, the authors can formulate several significant results: First, Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi applies two methods in studying critically on paper money, namely, the comparative law method and qiyas. Second, Ahmad Khatib believes that paper money has similarities with dinars and dirhams, namely its nominal value function. It is just that the existence of these values is different. Briefly, there are set law consequences for those who used paper money in economic activities, i.e. payment of zakāt on paper money applies when used as business capital.Research limitations/implicationsSheikh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi's work related to paper money is written heavily from the perspective of fiqh. Briefly, it is challenging to describe legal reasoning from work. As a result, articles are also thicker with fiqh analysis.Practical implicationsSheikh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi's view regarding paper money becomes the foundation for the theory of the value of money in Islam. However, it is rarely disclosed. In this regard, this paper can serve as the foundation of the value for money offered by scholars from Indonesia in the early 20th century.Social implicationsMoney is not a commodity. Still, it must be positioned as capital to be productive. It finally becomes why trade is compelling and becomes the most practical reason for paying out zakāt.Originality/valueIt is not easy finding out articles that attempt to reveal the concept of classical ulemas or clerics from Indonesia relating to paper money. This article manages to identify that, and at the same time, becomes a novelty.

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Muslim women contribution to economic activities: a viewpoint

Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research ◽

10.1108/jiabr-06-2015-0023 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 2-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yvonne Ridley

Keyword(s):

Adam Smith ◽

Muslim Women ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Content Type ◽

Economic Role ◽

Women In Business ◽

Keynote Speech ◽

The University ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of Muslim women in economic activities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a historical account on the important role played by Muslim women in business and governance during the Islamic formative years. Findings – While women in the West still struggle with the rights to equal position and pay till today, Islamic teaching provides Muslim women with the rights to earn and spend as they wished as well as selected to lead economic activities based on their personal merit and wisdom. Practical implications – The paper highlights that Islamic Sharia does not discriminate Muslim women economically nor socially as often portrayed in the Western media. Islam outlines the specific rights and obligations of men and women to ensure development of a healthy society. Social implications – Society should appreciate that Islamic Sharia work out favourably for women. They are trusted to lead based on their own merit and wisdom and not for their beauty. Originality/value – This is a keynote speech delivered at the Islamic Perspective of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Management (IPAFEM) 2015 conference: 7th-9th April, Adam Smith Business School, The University of Glasgow – on the economic role played by early Muslim women.

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Why management models are crucial to the success of business models

Strategy and Leadership ◽

10.1108/sl-02-2021-0011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Stephen Denning

Keyword(s):

20Th Century ◽

21St Century ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Business Models ◽

Digital Age ◽

Management Model ◽

Digital Innovation ◽

Content Type ◽

Management Models ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The author posits that the management model of an organization determines what kind of business models can be pursued within that organization and that successful 21st century management models are very different from those that succeeded in the 20th century. Design/methodology/approach The author compares and contrasts successful 21st century management models with models that succeeded in the 20th century. Findings Success in the digital age requires a 21st century management model and mindset based on an obsession with delivering value to customers. Practical implications The management model incorporates the key ‘written and unwritten rules’ of the firm. The success of digital innovation can be threatened by 20th Century management assumptions that thwart Agile initiatives. Originality/value Article explains how Agile mindsets and practices are essential to the 21st century management model, and how they potentiate the firm’s focus on creating customers.

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“Fuller” or “extended” working lives: a critical commentary

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults ◽

10.1108/qaoa-09-2014-0017 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 237-240 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chris Phillipson

Keyword(s):

Older Workers ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Labour Force ◽

Working Life ◽

Critical Assessment ◽

Older Worker ◽

Content Type ◽

Working Lives ◽

Critical Commentary ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to, first, provide some background to the treatment of older workers; second, highlight the distinction between a “fuller” and an “extended” working life; third, note the importance of separating out different groups within the category “older worker”; finally, identify areas for action to suppose those now facing working into their 60s and beyond. Design/methodology/approach – Commentary paper analysing development of policies towards older workers. Findings – This paper identifies problems implementing policy of extending working and provides various areas of action to support older workers. Research limitations/implications – This paper suggests extending work unlikely to be achieved without ensuring greater security for older workers. Practical implications – Importance of developing more support for older workers. Social implications – Challenge of resolving insecurity in the labour force as an impediment to extended working. Originality/value – This paper outlines a critical assessment of current government policy towards older workers.

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Interactional justice and willingness to share tacit knowledge: perceived cost as a mediator, and respectful engagement as moderator

Personnel Review ◽

10.1108/pr-08-2019-0436 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Bindu Gupta ◽

Karen Yuan Wang ◽

Wenjuan Cai

Keyword(s):

Tacit Knowledge ◽

Social Exchange ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Interactional Justice ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

The Social ◽

Tacit Knowledge Sharing ◽

Practical Implications

PurposeManaging tacit knowledge effectively and efficiently is a huge challenge for organizations. Based on the social exchange and self-determination theories, this study aims to explore the role of social interactions in motivating employees' willingness to share tacit knowledge (WSTK).Design/methodology/approachThe study used a survey approach and collected data from 228 employees in service and manufacturing organizations.FindingsInteractional justice and respectful engagement are positively related to WSTK. The perceived cost of tacit knowledge sharing (CostTKS) partially mediates the relationship between interactional justice and WSTK. Respectful engagement moderates the negative relationship between interactional justice and the perceived CostTKS.Research limitations/implicationsThe study advances the understanding of the role of social interaction in facilitating employee WSTK by integrating the direct and intermediate relationships involving the effect of supervisor's interactional justice and peers' respectful engagement and employee perceived CostTKS on WSTK.Practical implicationsThe findings have important practical implications for organizations as these suggest how organizations can help tacit knowledge holders experience less negative and more supportive behaviors when they engage in voluntary TKS.Originality/valueThis study examines the effect of both vertical and horizontal work-related interactions on perceived CostTKS and sequentially on WSTK, thereby extending existing literature.

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Perceived contract violation and job satisfaction

International Journal of Organizational Analysis ◽

10.1108/ijoa-07-2019-1837 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 383-398 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dirk De Clercq ◽

Inam Ul Haq ◽

Muhammad Umer Azeem

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Psychological Contract ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Personal Resources ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

Practical Implications ◽

Contract Violation

Purpose This paper aims to investigate how employees’ perceptions of psychological contract violation or sense of organizational betrayal, might diminish their job satisfaction, as well as how their access to two critical personal resources – emotion regulation skills and work-related self-efficacy – might buffer this negative relationship. Design/methodology/approach Two-wave survey data came from employees of Pakistani-based organizations. Findings Perceived contract violation reduces job satisfaction, but the effect is weaker at higher levels of emotion regulation skills and work-related self-efficacy. Practical implications For organizations, these results show that the frustrations that come with a sense of organizational betrayal can be contained more easily to the extent that their employees can draw from relevant personal resources. Originality/value This investigation provides a more complete understanding of when perceived contract violation will deplete employees’ emotional resources, in the form of feelings of happiness about their job situation. A sense of organizational betrayal is less likely to escalate into reduced job satisfaction when employees can control their negative emotions and feel confident about their work-related competencies.

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Work, resilience and sustainable futures

Journal of Work-Applied Management ◽

10.1108/jwam-11-2019-0036 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 22-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lee Fergusson ◽

Luke van der Laan ◽

Bradley Shallies ◽

Matthew Baird

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Developing leadership attributes that make academic employees feel more positive

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-10-2019-0243 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 3-5

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Career Satisfaction ◽

Executive Leadership ◽

Content Type ◽

Leadership Attributes ◽

Work Related ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on modeling the extent to which four employee leadership attributes translate to stimulating an individual employee's own work-related attitudes. A survey of Malaysian university-employed academics revealed that executive, innovative, adaptive, and effective employee leadership attributes all contribute to boosting work-related attitudes in the form of organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and career satisfaction. Innovative and executive leadership attributes proved to be the most powerfully positive catalysts of the identified work-related attitudes. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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The challenges of introducing internal social media – the coordinators’ roles and perceptions

Journal of Communication Management ◽

10.1108/jcom-04-2016-0027 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 2-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Vibeke Thøis Madsen

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Daily Routines ◽

Work Related ◽

Top Managers ◽

Internal Social Media ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges associated with introducing internal social media (ISM) into organizations in order to help them reap the benefits of coworker communication on ISM. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on an exploratory study in ten organizations. The data were collected in semi-structured interviews with ISM coordinators in Spring 2014. Findings According to the ISM coordinators, four challenges were associated with introducing ISM: coworkers could perceive communication on ISM as not work related; coworkers might not understand the informal nature of communication on ISM, and self-censorship might stop them communicating on ISM; ISM was not considered a “natural” part of the daily routines in the organizations; and top managers mainly supported ISM in words, not in action. Research limitations/implications The study is based on the perceptions of ISM coordinators. Further research is called for to explore both coworker perceptions and actual communication on ISM. Practical implications Practitioners introducing ISM should be aware of these four challenges, and should help coworkers to make sense of communication on ISM as work-related communication among coworkers. ISM coordinators’ perceptions of their own role in relation to coworker communication on ISM make a difference. Originality/value The study provides insights into the key challenges associated with introducing ISM, as well as the role of ISM coordinators as community facilitators and sense-givers.

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Between hope and fear: developing social media guidelines

Employee Relations ◽

10.1108/er-04-2016-0086 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 130-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Michaël Opgenhaffen ◽

An-Sofie Claeys

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Media Use ◽

Future Research ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

Potential Risks ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine employers’ policy with regard to employees’ social media use. Specifically, the authors examine the extent to which employers allow the use of social media in the workplace, what opportunities can be related to employees’ social media use and how social media guidelines are implemented within organizations. Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted with HR and communication managers of 16 European companies from different sectors and of varying size. Findings Some organizations believe that social media should be accessible to employees while others ban them from the workplace. Most respondents believe that organizations can benefit from employees sharing work-related content with their own network. However, they encourage the sharing and retweeting of official corporate messages rather than employees developing their own messages. This fear regarding employees’ messages on social media is reflected in the broad adoption of social media guidelines. Research limitations/implications Future research should chart the nature of existing social media guidelines (restrictive vs incentive). Accordingly, the perceived sense and nonsense of social media guidelines in companies should be investigated, not only among the managers but also among employees. Practical implications Organizations should remain in dialogue with employees with regard to social media. Managers seem overly concerned with potential risks and forget the opportunities that can arise when employees operate as ambassadors. Originality/value The use of in-depth interviews allowed the authors to assess the rationale behind social media guidelines within organizations in depth and formulate suggestions to organizations and communication managers.

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The concept of scarcity and its influence on the definitions of Islamic economics

Humanomics ◽

10.1108/h-11-2012-0021 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 134-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Amir Wahbalbari ◽

Zakaria Bahari ◽

Norzarina Mohd-Zaharim

Keyword(s):

Critical Realism ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Critical Discussion ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Critical Perspective ◽

Holistic Model ◽

Content Type ◽

Major Implication ◽

Practical Implications ◽

Fundamental Paper

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to reconcile the diverging opinions among Islamic economists toward the concept of scarcity and to present a holistic model of scarcity and abundance from a Qur’anic perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Analyses of both interviews and texts were performed. The method in studying scarcity from Islamic perspective consisted of semi-structured interview with five experts in the field of Islamic economics and development. Findings – One major implication of this study is that the concept of scarcity as it is postulated by mainstream economics tends to clash with the Islamic worldview, as it does not have any reference in Islam. Scarcity can act as a phenomenon in economic activities but not as the defining concept in Islamic economics. Practical implications – Practically, this paper will contribute to the making of the first lecture of the course of Islamic economics. Social implications – Socially, this paper will contribute to the process of transforming the science of economics and Islamic economics for a sustainable tomorrow. Originality/value – This paper is a fundamental paper that addresses some aspects from critical realism and transcendental idealism into the making of Islamic economics. Not only that the discussion on the concept of scarcity in Islamic economics is limited and seems to be lacking; in addition, this paper offers a critical discussion on the validity of the concept of scarcity in economics from a critical perspective.

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