ETIKA BISNIS KOMUNITAS TIONGHOA MUSLIM YOGYAKARTA (Kajian atas Etos Kerja Konfusianisme dalam Perspektif Islam)

Abstract

The success of Chinese Muslim entrepreneurs in business is a well-known fact. On one side, there are explicit or implicit regulations in Jogjakarta (Java), discouraging the ethnic Chinese from working in non-commercial sectors. Their only opportunity to make a living is business. But, on the other side, their success warrants notice that even though the businessmen run their business with scientifical management, actually they have dependence on their culture, ethics, and religious beliefs. This is because business is a mobile activity. Business without reliable ethics can not succeed reliably. If business is a kind of human activity, business ethics can be perceived as a reflection of the actors in their behaviors. Through descriptive and interpretative approaches, this study reached the following conclusions: firstly, the Chinese Muslim entrepreneurs of Jogjakarta are dependent on the constructs of business ethics which contain work ethos, hard work, thrift, honesty, and trust. Those characteristics are then implemented in their business activities. Therefore, they have awareness in implementing business ethics in order to engage in business as long as their life. They do their business with high self-discipline, self-confidence, diligence, industriousness, and hard work from the younger years in order to have high consciousness to run their business in their maturity. Secondly, it can be said that Islamic teachings, for Chinese Muslim entrepreneurs of Jogjakarta, have a significant role in constructing their business ethics. These indications can be seen in their business *.