The cornerstone of business leaders' decision making in Malaysia
The paper reports the findings of thirteen interviews with prominent Malaysian business leaders drawn from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and Muslim religious traditions.The in-depth interviews with the leaders were supplemented by documentary sources.When the leaders were asked why they engaged in re...
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my.uum.repo.48222012-05-20T00:50:55Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/4822/ The cornerstone of business leaders' decision making in Malaysia Subhan, Muhammad Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir HD Industries. Land use. Labor The paper reports the findings of thirteen interviews with prominent Malaysian business leaders drawn from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and Muslim religious traditions.The in-depth interviews with the leaders were supplemented by documentary sources.When the leaders were asked why they engaged in religion-based workplace spirituality, their responses were often associated with decision-making. Although they had an array of management tools with which to deal with day-to-day management situations, they all indicated that, in 'difficult' moments, these tools needed to be complemented by processes by which they connected with the ultimate - variously identified as the transcendent reality, god, or truth that is more powerful, better, and good. The outcomes of decisions, both good and bad, were usually attributed to that connecting experience. The findings suggest that religion plays a significant role in influencing the judgment,emotional and motivational qualities of Malaysian leaders' decision-making - in that a frame of reference based on a connection with a transcendent and ultimate reality is likely to be a source of solace, guidance, and inspiration to leaders' critical decision-making. 2009-11-05 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/4822/1/Su_han.pdf Subhan, Muhammad and Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir (2009) The cornerstone of business leaders' decision making in Malaysia. In: International Soft Science Expo 2009 (ISSE 2009), 05 - 07 November 2009, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished) |
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The paper reports the findings of thirteen interviews with prominent Malaysian business leaders drawn from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and Muslim religious traditions.The in-depth interviews with the leaders were supplemented by
documentary sources.When the leaders were asked why they engaged in religion-based workplace spirituality, their responses were often associated with decision-making. Although they had an array of management tools with which to
deal with day-to-day management situations, they all indicated that, in 'difficult' moments, these tools needed to be complemented by processes by which they connected with the ultimate - variously identified as the transcendent reality, god, or truth that is more powerful, better, and good. The outcomes of decisions, both good and bad, were usually attributed to that connecting experience. The findings suggest that religion plays a significant role in influencing the judgment,emotional and motivational qualities of Malaysian leaders' decision-making - in that a frame of reference based on a connection with a transcendent and ultimate reality is likely to be a source of solace, guidance, and inspiration to leaders' critical decision-making. |
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