Evaluating Employees’ Commitment in Islamic Work Ethics Perspective

Objective – Since the early days of Islam, in particular, Muslims have offered unique perspectives on work and have formulated specific conceptualization of work ethic. In all probability, their articulation of work ethic and desired behaviour has reinforced their faith and accelerated social and economic changes that were seldom experienced in East Asia particularly. Most of the employees (Muslim) are aware of the specific work ethics, however they did not really understand the value of Islamic Work Ethics (IWE). Therefore, the study purposes three objectives, which is to recognize the level of employees' commitment (EC) among employees, to identify the level of IWE application among employees, and to investigate the relationship between EC and IWE. Methodology/Technique – The data was collected through a structured questionnaire from employees working at selected financial firms in Kuala Lumpur and has been statistically analysed using SPSS. Findings – The results showed that the levels of employees' commitment and IWE among employees are high, however the Pearson correlation test shows there is no significant relationship between EC and IWE. Novelty – Hence, it is recommended for future research to explore a different angle of the management dimension to be tested with IWE and expand the context into a multidisciplinary field. Type of Paper: Empirical