Islamic Approach to Management and Administration [For Students and Professionals]

This book consists of fourteen (14) Chapters. Chapter 1 consists of: Introduction. Chapter 2 consists of Islamic perspective of good management framework and includes: Introduction; Islamic requisites of good management; planning under Islamic model; organizing under Islamic model; leading under Islamic model; controlling under Islamic model; and concluding remarks. Chapter 3 consists of an Islamic perspective on organization and includes: introduction; teamwork: working together; team work: specific Islamic perspective; consultation and joint planning; and concluding remarks. Chapter 4 consists of Islamic approach to critical thinking and problem solving and includes: introduction; and Islamic critical thinking perspective. Chapter 5 consists of Islamic approach to managerial decision making and includes: decision making through shura; selection of alternative and decision making in Islam; Islamic guidelines for an individual choice of alternative and making decision. Chapter 6 consist of Key principles of managerial leadership and includes: introduction; accountability; sharing knowledge; humility; inspiring others; and being responsive. Chapter 7 consists of strategic management from Islamic perspectives and includes: introduction; need for management paradigm; and management from Islamic perspective Chapter 8 consists of Islamic ethics in the business organizations and includes: introduction; and need for an Islamic model of business. Chapter 9 consists of Human Resource Management in Islam and includes: introduction; principles of the building blocks of 'hrm' in Islam; principles and values of an Islamic management system applied to 'HRM'; and concluding remarks. Chapter 10 consists of Islamic approach to time and self management and includes: introduction; principles of time and self management in Islam; and time management of managerial functions in the light of the Quran. Chapter 11 consists of coping with stress in the light of religious teachings and includes: introduction; belief that destiny is predetermined reduces stress; coping with stress through religious teachings; description and importance of zikr in stress management; duas when in stressful condition; Islamic underlying processes for stress management; Islamic stress coping mechanisms. Chapter 12 consists of Anger Management and includes: understanding anger; Islamic perspective on anger; Quranic reasoning against getting angry; when anger is justified; constructive anger vs. Destructive anger; management and control of anger; and concluding remarks. Chapter 13 consist of Islamic perspective on managerial leadership and includes: introduction; general aspect; responsibilities of Islamic leadership; rights of the leader; rights of the followers; personality development for good leadership; powerbase for leadership; personal qualities of a good leader; key characteristics of a good leader; key characteristics of followers; moral bases of Islamic leadership; and concluding remarks. Chapter 14 consists of Summary and Conclusion. The Book is supported with Bibliography.