Quality of Work Life in Islamic Culture: Insights from Divine Guidance

Drawing on two pristine sources of Islamic knowledge: the Quran and the Sunnah, this book presents an Islamic alternative paradigm to the western conceptualization of quality of work life. This book discusses the impact of Islamic beliefs on the perceptions of an organizational member about the quality of his/her job/professional life if he she internalize Islamic culture. Motivational basis in western and Islamic paradigms is contrasted. An articulation of conflict resolution mechanism of Islamic sharia is attempted. Anger controlling techniques prescribed in Divine Guidance are highlighted. Stress inoculation as well as coping methods are elaborated.