Leadership in Islam (eBook)

Thoughts, Processes and Solutions in Australian Organizations

Nezar Faris, Mohamad Abdalla (Autoren)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2018
IX, 207 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-66441-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines the concept of leadership from within the Islamic worldview, exploring its meaning and various manifestations through textual evidence from the two primary sources of Islam, The Qur'an and hadith. Using this theoretical framework concurrent with contemporary leadership theory, the authors scrutinise the distinctive leadership dynamics of Islamic organisations within a minority-Muslim context and a focus on Australia. Drawing on empirical data gathered over four years, the nature of leadership and its processes within this unique context is examined. Leadership in Islam reconciles the problematic processes that exist within Muslim organisational context and offers a set of measures and strategies to improve leadership processes including enacting leadership, enacting following, accommodating complexity, sense making and embracing basics as the core processes. This book will be beneficial for anyone who seeks to understand the meaning of leadership in Islam, the way Islamic organisations operate, and the way forward for improving leadership processes within an Australian/Western context.

Nezar Faris is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at the University of South Australia. Previously he was an affiliated Research fellow at the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (NCEIS) at Griffith University. Dr Faris' work has appeared in Leadership Quarterly. 

Mohamad Abdalla is the Founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education, University of South Australia. One of Australia's most prominent and respected Muslim leaders, he combines the roles of academic scholar, public intellectual, community leader and commentator. Professor Abdalla played a leading role in establishing Islamic studies as an academic area of study in Australia, and has held multiple academic posts.

Inhalt

Contents 5
List of Figures 7
List of Tables 8
1: Introduction 9
Structure of the Book 13
Bibliography 15
2: Leadership in Islam Based on Primary Sources 16
Introduction 16
The Qur’an and Hadith: A Brief Background 17
Qur’an and Hadith on Leadership 18
‘Adamic’ Leadership 18
Sincere Advice (Nasiha) and Sincerity (Ikhlas) 20
Forbearance 21
Kindness 22
Humility 23
Sound Communication and Eloquence 25
Moral Courage 27
Conclusion 30
Bibliography 31
3: Overview of the Australian Muslim Context 33
Introduction 33
Historical Background of Muslims in Australia 34
Early Muslim Migration to Australia and the Macassans 34
Muslim Cameleers 35
Muslims in Contemporary Australia 36
Muslims’ Contribution to Australia 37
The Organizational Context 38
Chapter Summary 43
Bibliography 43
4: Australian Muslims’ Perceptions of Leadership 46
Introduction 46
Styles of Leadership in an Australian Muslim Setting: A Background 47
Religious Leadership 47
Intellectual Leadership 49
Organizational Leadership 49
Dilemma of Australian Muslim Leadership 50
Chaotic Leadership: Naked Leadership? 50
Missing Generational Overlap 53
Weak Structures 55
Political Instability 57
Summary 58
Bibliography 58
5: Leadership: Core Problems 60
Introduction 60
Core Problems with Leadership 60
Accountability 61
Transparency 66
Openness 67
Communication 68
Interaction 70
Planning Deficit 71
Apathy 72
Concern 73
Micromanagement or Big Picture Approach? 74
Lack of Achievements 75
Role Modeling 75
Trust 77
Summary 78
Bibliography 78
6: Problematic Context 83
Introduction 83
Relevance to Islam and ‘No’ Leadership 83
Culture Complexity 86
Ethnocentrism 88
Obliviousness 90
Inconsistency with Islamic Work Ethics, Objectives, and Leadership Principles 92
Conflicting Islamic Leadership Principles 94
Complexity and Uncertainty 95
Conclusion 101
Bibliography 102
7: Reconciling Problems 105
Introduction 105
Reconciling Problems 106
Enacting Leading 107
Connecting with People 107
Leading by Example 109
Leading by Heart 110
Big Picture Approach 111
Crystal Clear Leadership 112
Focus on People 112
Living Up to Expectations 113
Enacting Following 114
Followers Need to Show Courage and Speak Out 116
Sharing Responsibility 116
Collective Contribution 117
Quality Platform 118
Stakeholders’ Role 119
Vision Sharing 120
Proactive Workability 120
Conclusion 121
Bibliography 122
8: Accommodating Complexity and Sensemaking 125
Introduction 125
Leadership as a Social Process 126
The Emergence of ‘Accommodating Complexity’ and ‘Sensemaking’ 126
Social Process: Accommodating Complexity 131
Managing Culture Complexity 132
Understanding Organizational Culture 133
One Organizational Culture with Plural Identity 133
Embracing Other Cultures 134
Systemizing Power 135
Visionary Concepts of Systemizing Power 136
Begin with Continuous Generational Transition 136
Initiating Procedures and Processes of Power 137
Structure Guidelines 137
Social Process: Sensemaking 138
Enacting Narrative 141
Narrative 1: Telling the Story About the Role of Women 143
Narrative 2: Telling the Story of the Clues for Success 144
Awareness: Process for Sensemaking 145
Conclusion 147
Bibliography 147
9: Embracing Basics: Internal and External 151
Introduction 151
Emergence of ‘Basics’ of Leadership 152
Embracing Basics 153
Embracing Internal Basics 154
Moral Principles 155
Basics of Islamic Work Ethics 159
Basics of the Higher Objectives of Islam 160
The Importance of Internal Basics for Leading and Following 162
Embracing External Basics 165
Initiating Structure 165
A System in Place 166
Paid Employees 167
Professional Resources 167
Youth and Women 168
Bringing External Basics into Effect 169
Conclusion 170
Bibliography 170
10: Conclusion 173
Recommendations 176
Organizing 176
Organizational Change 177
Role Modeling 178
Implication for Islamic Organizations, Leaders, and Followers 179
Bibliography 182
Glossary 183
Bibliography 185
Index 203

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.11.2017
• Zusatzinfo: IX, 207 p. 7 illus., 1 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Schlagworte: Leadership • Organization Theory • Philosophy • religion in the workplace • Religious Studies
• ISBN-10: 3-319-66441-7 / 3319664417
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-66441-5 / 9783319664415