What Makes a Balanced Leader?: An Islamic Perspective

Published by De Gruyter 2023

What Makes a Balanced Leader?

An Islamic Perspective

Edited by: Noha El-Bassiouny , Ahmed Amin and Jonathan A. J. Wilson

Volume 3 in the series Management, Spirituality and Religion

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110743395

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About this book

Despite continuous public interest in leadership studies as well as the abundance of extant literature, the world continues to face leadership predicaments. Given the global crises mankind has been recently exposed to, which include the financial crisis of 2008 as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, further exploration of leadership concepts seems warranted.

This edited book aims at introducing the concept of Balanced Leadership from an Islamic perspective. Drawing on both leadership and Islamic studies, the book synchronizes between secular and religious knowledge domains whilst introducing the notion of balance to mainstream leadership literature.

The conceptualizations presented in the book serve to dissect the leadership literature, present historical and philosophical accounts of the balanced leadership concept and infuse that with Islamic theology. The book is useful for practitioners interested in leadership studies as well as scholars and researchers aiming at extending the leadership literature.

Unprecedented in compiling scholarship on the balanced leadership topic especially from an Islamic perspective.
Tackles the notion of Islamic Balanced Leadership from several perspectives.

Author information

Noha El-Bassiouny is Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor and Head of Marketing at the Faculty of Management Technology, the German University in Cairo (GUC), Egypt. She has wide international exposure and has published her works in reputable journals including the Journal of Business Research, the International Journal of Consumer Studies, and the Journal of Cleaner Production, amongst others. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review (MSAR) as well as Associate Editor of the Journal of Islamic Marketing. She has also received many international awards including the prestigious Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researchers Award (2019) as well as several Emerald Outstanding Reviewer Awards and Highly Commended Paper awards.

Professor Ahmed Amin received his Ph.D. in organizational theory from the University of Mississippi in 1996. He served as a faculty member at several American and Egyptian universities. In 2006, he became a Fulbright scholar. He is currently Professor of Management and Director of the MBA program at the German University in Cairo, Egypt. His research interests include values, institutional theory and leadership.

Jonathan A. J. Wilson is a Professor of Brand Strategy & Culture at Regent’s University, London, UK. He has spent over 20 years in industry and academia as a practitioner with two doctorates – specialising in what he calls the ABCDs of Business and Culture: Advertising, Branding, Communications, and Digital. He has published over 200 pieces of work, spoken at over 100 conferences across the globe, and featured in LinkedIn’s annual Top Voices awards list for 4 consecutive years. Professor Wilson has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Islamic Marketing for over nine years and is author of the book, Halal Branding, which was covered in Forbes.　

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction: Delineating the Concept of Islamic Balanced Leadership Noha El-Bassiouny, Youmna El-Sherbiny, Ahmed Amin and Jonathan A. J. Wilson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Ethics and Leadership in Islam Between Universalist Principles and Utilitarian Ends Yusuf M. Sidani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 2 A Model of Balanced Leadership from an Islamic Perspective: What Makes a Balanced and Effective Muslim Leader Eman S. ElKaleh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Chapter 3 Balanced Leadership from an Islamic Perspective: Between Philosophy and Practice Dalia Abdelrahman Farrag and Rana Sobh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Chapter 4 Prophet Muhammed as a Holistic Balanced Leader: Perspectives and Principles Noha Farrag, Dina El Odessy and Noha Omaya Shabana Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Chapter 5 Balanced Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities of Inclusion in American Muslim Nonprofits Dina Abdelzaher and Zahir Latheef Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter 6 Constructing and Validating the Balanced Leadership Measure Menatallah Darrag and Ahmed Amin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 7 Ensuring Islamic Balanced Leadership Through Islamic Workplace Spirituality: A System Theory Approach Elif Baykal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Chapter 8 God-Centered and Human-Based Leadership in Islam: The Power of Spiritual Values – A Case Study of ELARABY Group Dina El Odessy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Concluding Remarks Noha El-Bassiouny, Ahmed Amin and Jonathan A. J. Wilson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
List of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Authors’ Biographies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
MSR Series: List of Published Volumes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
MSR Journal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, researchers, senior undergraduate, and postgraduate students interested in leadership studies
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 192
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7
- Tables: 6
Keywords: Balanced leadership; leadership; religion; spirituality; Islam

eBook

Published: January 30, 2023
ISBN: 9783110743395

Hardcover

Published: January 30, 2023
ISBN: 9783110743197