TODAY, it is the view of many that a sustainable society is a qualitative concept involving all the aspects that make up a society of equilibrium. Creating a sustainable society requires more than achieving economic success and increasing prosperity. It demands a multi-dimensional approach to human civilisation. Despite an agreement on this holistic approach to…
FOR a Muslim society or nation to progress and prosper, one cannot dispute that the ability to produce effective leadership should a major agenda. Effective leadership can influence others to accomplish social tasks and objectives. Some say leaders are born and come into existence in no other way. If this view is adopted, their quantity…
ISLAM diturunkan Allah untuk menyusun kehidupan manusia di peringkat individu dan masyarakat. Ini untuk mencapai kemakmuran dan kecemerlangan hidup di dunia dan akhirat. Penumpuan kepada usaha mendidik individu dan menyusun masyarakat di peringkat awal bagi melahirkan insan berguna dan mengatur sistem hidup masyarakat supaya berfungsi dengan baik. Pendekatan Islam bukan hanya dengan mencari penyelesaian kepada…
ONE OF the pertinent areas that Islam highlights in its economic organisation is in the rights of an individual and his social responsibility. Islam teaches that one of the means to realise economic stability is to harmonise between individual rights and social responsibility. The proper approach to this issue is fundamental in order to achieve…
THE FUTURE in Islam means opportunities. Every Muslim is to look at the future for greater opportunities to improve oneself and society in all aspects of human living, including economic betterment. They should plan and try to shape a viable future. This can be achieved by being more creative in searching for new ways of…
TODAY, both profit and non-profit organisations have to balance an increasing array of conflicting forces facing them. Despite that, organisations can stay on course if they can develop an inner strength among their workers through enhancing their practice of right principles or values based on religion in the organisational system. Management experts are of the…
THE path to a better and more competitive economic performance through a knowledge-based economy (K-economy) is very relevant to an ambitious nation like Malaysia. Indeed, knowledge is a prerequisite for every achievement. Knowledge to Peter Drucker affects two critical aspects of competitive advantage: productivity and innovation. When knowledge is applied to what we already know,…
THE economy of today has evolved significantly from a managed economy into an entrepreneurial economy or a knowledge-based economy (k-economy). Under this new phenomenon the main assets of organisations have become their stock of knowledge.Knowledge is being recognised as the primary factor on which competitive advantage rests as opposed to the traditional economies where land,…
IN weathering the economic storm which affected our country, there is a need to ensure a holistic perspective in our human resources development. This is not a reaction to the declining productivity in the manufacturing sector but a fundamental requirement for our economy to sustain its competitive edge.A recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) report has…
THE present millennium demands humanity to consider seriously the state of the art of our present society. In our interest to develop our modern society, we should not lose sight that our progress and the ability to sustain its development has to be in harmony with our human values. Humanity will never be able to…
