Why religiosity is not enough in workplace ethical decision-making

Sulaiman, Rahizah Binti; Toulson, Paul; Brougham, David; Lempp, Frieder; Khan, Majid

doi:10.1007/s13520-021-00120-3

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“…This suggests that any change in religiosity will notably enhance Falah Welfare. These findings align with previous research, such as Sulaiman et al (2021), which also demonstrated a positive and significant correlation between religiosity and personal well-being. Additionally, other studies have highlighted the restorative benefits of religiosity in promoting societal prosperity (Cunningham, 2016;Umuri & Ibrahim, 2020).…”

Section: Religiosity Influence On Falah Welfaresupporting

confidence: 92%

Measuring Muslim Welfare: A Falah-Based Index

Harahap,

Sukiman,

Harahap

2023

SJEKI

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The concept of welfare remains a subject of ongoing debate, and the prevailing frameworks for assessing welfare need to be adapted to align with Islamic principles. This study delves into the concept of falah, a state of well-being rooted in Islamic values, to develop a 'falah welfare index' and analyze it within a Muslim community in Langkat Regency, Indonesia. Additionally, the study explores the variables that influence falah welfare. Employing a mixed-methods approach with an exploratory sequential design, this research qualitatively constructs a falah welfare index and quantitatively measures both community welfare levels and the impact of predictor variables on the criterion variable of falah welfare. A key finding of this study is the establishment of a falah welfare index comprising three categories: fakir (extreme poverty), miskin (poor), and falah (well-being). Moreover, the results reveal a positive influence of religiosity, Islamic work ethics, Islamic consumption ethics, Islamic investment patterns, and Islamic wealth management on falah welfare. The implications of this research offer a novel approach to measuring welfare within Muslim societies and solidify the concept of falah as a cornerstone of welfare evaluation from an Islamic economic perspective.==============================================================================================================ABSTRAK – Pengukuran Kesejahteraan Muslim: Analisis Indeks Berbasis Falah. Kesejahteraan masih menjadi fenomena yang terus diperdebatkan dan pengukuran kesejahteraan seorang Muslim perlu disesuaikan dengan karakteristik ke-Islaman. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengeksplorasi konsep falah dalam membangun ‘Indeks Kesejahteraan Falah’ dan menganalisis tingkat kesejahteraan masyarakat Muslim di Kabupaten Langkat, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga menganalisis variabel yang mempengaruhi variabel kesejahteraan falah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran (mixed method) dengan desain exploratory sequential. Indeks kesejahteraan falah diinisiasi dengan metode kualitatif sementara metode kuantitatif digunakan untuk pengukuran terhadap tingkat kesejahteraan masyarakat dan pengujian pengaruh dari masing-masing variabel predictor terhadap variabel criterion. Analisis data dilakukan dengan pendekatan Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). Temuan utama penelitian ini adalah terbangunnya indeks kesejahteraan falah dengan tiga kategori tingkatan yaitu fakir, miskin dan falah. Kajian ini juga menunjukkan adanya pengaruh positif variabel religiositas, etika bekerja Islami, etika konsumsi Islami, pola investasi Islami dan pengelolaan harta Islami terhadap variabel Kesejahteraan Falah. Hasil ini berimplikasi dalam memberikan alternatif baru dalam pengukuran tingkat kesejahteraan masyarakat Muslim dan membuktikan soliditas konsep falah sebagai metode pengukur kesejahteraan dalam perspektif ekonomi Islam.

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Section: Religiosity Influence On Falah Welfaresupporting

confidence: 92%

Measuring Muslim Welfare: A Falah-Based Index

Harahap,

Sukiman,

Harahap

2023

SJEKI

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“…In fact, the results of the current study are in consistence with the results of a number of previous studies in other countries, which concluded that teaching ethics did not have a significant impact on the ethical decisions of accounting students (Arfaoui et al, 2016;Buell, 2009;Gammie and Gammie, 2009;Rogers and Smith, 2008). Also, the findings of this study confirm the findings of Sulaiman et al (2021) and Montenegro and Rodrigues (2020), which revealed that, while religious values are important, there are other factors that are also pertinent when making decisions at work, namely, the organization's interest and the context of the decision. The results of this study are also consistent with the results of Ebaid (2021), which revealed that most of final year accounting students in Saudi universities, including Umm Al-Qura University, have indulged to varying degrees in academic dishonesty, as one of the unethical behaviors, which is considered an indication of the weak effect of teaching religious courses on students' perception of ethical behaviors.…”

Section: Ethics and Accounting Educationsupporting

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Ethics and accounting education: does teaching stand-alone religious courses affect accounting students’ ethical decisions?

Ebaid

2021

SBR

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Purpose Undergraduate accounting program at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia is a unique case. The program includes 147 credit hours of which 28 credit hours are religious courses. This study aims to examine the effect of teaching these religious courses on students’ ethical perceptions and decisions. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted for a sample of accounting students at Umm Al-Qura University. The sample was divided into two groups; the first group includes students who did not study religious courses, while the second group includes students who study religious courses. The questionnaire contained three groups of questions that aimed to explore students’ perceptions of ethics in general, students’ perceptions of business ethics and explored their ethical attitudes regarding some accounting decisions that involve ethical dilemmas. Independent two-sample t-test and multiple regression analysis were used to determine whether the responses of the two groups were significantly different. Findings The findings of the study revealed that teaching religious courses led to an improvement in students’ perception of business ethics and an improvement in students’ ethical decision-making. However, the results of the independent sample t-test showed that this improvement was not significant. The results of the study also revealed that male students tend to make less ethical decisions than female students. Research limitations/implications The findings offer an indication for those responsible for managing the accounting program at Umm Al-Qura University to start developing the program so that some of the general religious courses are replaced with specialized courses in accounting ethics that focus directly on ethical dilemmas faced by the accountant when practicing the accounting profession. Originality/value This study contributes to the current literature related to examining the effect of teaching ethics courses on the ethical perception of accounting students by focusing on accounting students in Saudi Arabia as a context that has not been examined before.

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“…Estos resultados se ven reflejados en Adi y Adawiyah (2018), al ser la religión una variable moderadora entre el marketing medioambiental y el rendimiento de las empresas en Indonesia. Otros estudios al respecto son los de Herzog y Beadle (2018) Sulaiman et al (2021) y Sulaiman et al (2021a). La religiosidad también está relacionada con la responsabilidad social corporativa en países emergentes (Zaman et al, 2018).…”

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Valores cristianos y su relación con las variables de gestión en Ecuador

Herrera¹,

Peñate²,

Gomez³

et al. 2022

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Los valores cristianos son ahora más relevantes debido a que las empresas no se preocupan solo del beneficio. mediante una muestra de 176 empresas de la zona 4 de Ecuador, se ha estudiado la aplicación de los valores de solidaridad, honestidad, humildad y responsabilidad en los procesos productivos y de contratación de personal. El objetivo es averiguar si estos valores son relevantes en la gestión. Como resultado se encontró que existen pocas empresas que tengan en cuenta estos valores declarados como tal. La ausencia de estos valores indica que las empresas deben incorporarlos para tener mayor sostenibilidad y responsabilidad social.

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Why religiosity is not enough in workplace ethical decision-making

Cited by 8 publications

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Measuring Muslim Welfare: A Falah-Based Index

Measuring Muslim Welfare: A Falah-Based Index

Ethics and accounting education: does teaching stand-alone religious courses affect accounting students’ ethical decisions?

Valores cristianos y su relación con las variables de gestión en Ecuador

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