Entrepreneurship and Management in an Islamic Context

About this book

The aim of this volume is to explore entrepreneurship and business from the perspective of Islamic principles, which are usually based on collaboration, teamwork, generosity and altruism.

The contributions deal with the confluence of Islamic Principles with entrepreneurial and business ownership characteristics; resource use by entrepreneurs; means of entrepreneurial success, and ethics and social responsibility.

Contents

An Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Management in an Islamic
Veland Ramadani, Le ́o-Paul Dana, Shqipe Ge ̈rguri-Rashiti, and Vanessa Ratten

Islamic Entrepreneurship and Management: Culture, Religion and Society
Vanessa Ratten, Veland Ramadani, Le ́o-Paul Dana, and Shqipe Gerguri-Rashiti

Islamic Leadership Models: Lessons from Early Islam
Miles K. Davis and John Winn

Micro-Entrepreneurial Motivations in Ghana: Do Muslims Differ?
George Acheampong

The Process of New Venture Creation in the Islamic World: An Organizing Framework
Wafa N. Almobaireek, Ahmed A. Alshumaimeri, and Tatiana S. Manolova

Ethnic and Migrant Entrepreneurship: The Case of Muslim Lebanese Entrepreneurs in Dearborn
Wafica Ali Ghoul

The Foundation of Islamic Knowledge Management Practices
Muhamadul Bakir Hj Yaakub and Khatijah Othman

Islamic Finance: An Entrepreneurial Management Perspective
Vanessa Ratten, Hussain Rammal, and Veland Ramadan

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Islamic Finance
Gadaf Rexhepi and Nadire Ramadani

Social Entrepreneurship in an Islamic Context
Hendrati Dwi Mulyaningsih and Veland Ramadani

Youth Entrepreneurship in an Islamic Context
Andrew Rixon, Alex Maritz, and Rosemary Fisher

Female Micro-Entrepreneurship: The Key to Economic Growth and Development in Islamic Economies
Alina Zapalska, Jim Stodder, and Erik Wingrove-Haugland

Encouraging Female Entrepreneurship in Jordan: Environmental Factors, Obstacles and Challenges
Salime Mehtap, Andrea Caputo, and Massimiliano M. Pellegrini

Islamic Entrepreneurship and Management: Future Research Directions
Vanessa Ratten, Veland Ramadani, Le ́o-Paul Dana, and Shqipe Ge ̈rguri-Rashiti

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