Strategic Management from an Islamic Perspective: Text and Cases

About the Authors

Dr. Rodrigue Fontaine is currently an assistant professor in management at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), which he joined in 2010. He started his career by working at Barclays Bank in France, Intel Corporation in the United Kingdom, and then for Raychem Corporation, also in the United Kingdom. He emigrated to Malaysia in 1999 when he started teaching strategy at Multimedia University (MMU). He stayed with MMU until 2008, after which he joined the Management and Science University (MSU) for two years. Over the years, Dr. Fontaine has taught various courses at the MBA level, including strategic management, international business, and organizational behavior. At the undergraduate level, he teaches introduction to management, management from an Islamic perspective, and organizational behavior. Dr. Fontaine has coauthored a textbook with Dr. Khaliq Ahmad on management from an Islamic perspective. He has published a number of papers in refereed journals (many of them in the area of Islamic management). His current areas of research are problem solving, understanding the impact of cognitive dissonance in management, and developing faith (iman) among Muslims. He can be contacted at [e-mail].

Dr. Khaliq Ahmad is currently the dean of the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Economics and Management Sciences at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Prior to joining IIUM, he worked in the private sector from 1989 to 1993. His ...