Amal Hayati Ishak

Understanding the Development of Halal Food Standard: Suggestion for Future Research

Islam is a comprehensive religion. It urges Muslims to opt for the good and the best in every facet of life including food. Islam has outlined rules and regulations for food preparation which suggest the source, process and actors should conform to the principles of Islam. This article highlights these rules and regulation mentioned in the Quran and hadith, which are the two agreed primary sources in Islam. This article also elaborates the recent development in halal food industry which is the formulation of halal food standard gazette in 2004 by the Malaysian government. Finally, a review of the significance of halal logo is discussed reflecting a vast opportunity for future research agenda in the halal industry.

Toward Implementing Islamic Values in Governmental Reforms: A Malaysian Experience

The lack of values in management has been resulted in discouragement, misuse of power, disunity, selfishness, and other negative repercussions. This can be proven by the collapse of large profitable companies, such as Enron and WorldCom, which have been known, caused by ethical issues. Therefore, organizations need to nurture and maintain good values. Management from the Islamic perspective has highlighted abundance of values underpinned by the Quran and Prophetic traditions. Since the 1980s, Malaysian government has consistently exhibited a tendency to internalize Islamic values in its administration policies. The country also established several Islamic standards in relation to management system which largely emphasize on Islamic values. This article reflects on Malaysian effort in internalizing Islamic values. Subsequently, this article discusses the apparent trend, including several common supporting factors. Finally, this article concludes with prospects for further research.

Illustrating the Development of Quality Management Instrumentation: A Systematic Literature Review

Quality management (QM) of an organization is essential to develop customer loyalty hence organizational sustainability. Studies after studies have been conducted to come up with an enhanced and a more comprehensive instrument to measure the QM. Replicated studies have been done in many different localities and setting to improve the generalizability of a particular instrument. Nevertheless, a more comprehensive and universal instrument is yet to be found. Employing a systematic literature review (SLR) protocol, this paper summarizes several selected instruments. Selection is made based on predetermined criteria, in order to allow a focused analysis. Subsequently, this article illustrates the trend in studies which develop and validate instruments. A table of frequency analysis is also presented which explains the popular dimensions. Finally, this article concludes with opportunities for future research.

Conceptualizing the Influence of the Islamic Value System on Quality Management Effectiveness

In the literature, a plethora of research conducted has approved the significant relation between organizational culture and effectiveness. Various variables of culture including values and norms based on industry or nationality have been studied. However, these studies provide less attention to religious influence in organizational culture and its subsets. In certain localities, such as Malaysia, religion is crucial in shaping organizational culture. This can be verified from various policies and slogans established depicting Malaysian government initiatives to consistently nurture and inculcate Islamic values in administration. This chapter proposes a conceptual framework of the Islamic value system’s influence on organizational effectiveness, with special reference to quality management effectiveness by summarizing the linkage between the two. Prior to that, this chapter elaborates on the concept of organizational culture and values. This chapter also summarizes the linkage between organizational culture and effectiveness based on previous studies. This is followed by an explanation of the Islamic value system and its uniqueness. Finally, this chapter concludes with some future research agenda.