Strategic Management from an Islamic Perspective: Text and Cases

Acknowledgments

This book was written by both of us, but it reflects the collective intellectual effort of many other experts in management, marketing, economics, accounting, and finance. We would like to extend our thanks to some of our colleagues who helped us: Mohamed Sulaiman, Mohd Aslam Hanif, Aahad Osman-Gani, Syed Ismail Ahmad, Arif Hassan, Junaidah Hashim, Mohd Mustapha Omar, Abdul Gapur, Saim Kadiyabi, Ahmad Kameel Mydin Meera, Mohd. Suhaimi, Nor Hazilah, and Naail Kamil among others. Our thanks extend to our colleagues in other universities around the world: Rafik Beekun, Jamal Badawi, Azhar Kazmi, Shamim Ahmad, S. M. Imamul Haque, Abbas Ali, Muhammad Kashif Saeed, and Shamas-ur-Rehman Toor. We would like to thank some of the practitioners we have met on our journey: Dr. Tariq Al-Suwaidan, Ustaz Megat Amin, Sapto Sugiharto, Darwish Moawad, Mohd Adam Mohd Said, Mansor Awang, Hakimi Yakoob, Mohd Shukri Mohd Yunus, and, of course, Fazrul Ismail. You showed us that strategic management from an Islamic perspective is not simply an academic dream, but it is something that is currently being practiced. Special thanks go to Patrick Fontaine, whose insights into leadership and strategy reflect a lifetime of practice in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. We would like to thank the university’s Research Management Centre (RMC) for its financial support and Diaa Al Juneidi for his help in organizing the trip to Kuwait and Dr. Al-Suwaidan’s visit to the university. ...