What Makes a Balanced Leader?: An Islamic Perspective

Description

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. Contents Introduction: Delineating the Concept of Islamic Balanced Leadership Chapter 1 Ethics and Leadership in Islam Between Universalist Principles and Utilitarian Ends Chapter 2 A Model of Balanced Leadership from an Islamic Perspective: What Makes a Balanced and Effective Muslim Leader Chapter 3 Balanced Leadership from an Islamic Perspective: Between Philosophy and Practice Chapter 4 Prophet Muhammed as a Holistic Balanced Leader: Perspectives and Principles Chapter 5 Balanced Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities of Inclusion in American Muslim Nonprofits Chapter 6 Constructing and Validating the Balanced Leadership Measure Chapter 7 Ensuring Islamic Balanced Leadership Through Islamic Workplace Spirituality: A System Theory Approach Chapter 8 God-Centered and Human-Based Leadership in Islam: The Power of Spiritual Values – A Case Study of ELARABY Group Concluding Remarks List of Figures List of Tables Authors’ Biographies Index MSR Series: List of Published Volumes MSR Journal