Conference programme

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(2012), "Conference programme", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 31 No. 10. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmd.2012.02631jaa.002

Conference programme

Conference programme

Article Type: Conference programme From: Journal of Management Development, Volume 31, Issue 10.

Papers in this issue were presented at the conference held in Ifrane, Morocco: Practical wisdom for management from the Islamic tradition, November 17-18, 2011, at Al Akhawayn University.

November 17, 2011

09:00-09:30 Welcome addresses:

Prof Driss Ouaouicha, President of Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco

Prof Gilbert Lenssen, President, EABIS – The Academy of Business in Society

09:50-10:30 Keynote speakers:

Prof Ahmed Toufiq, Minister of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs

Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of ISESCO, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

11:00-13:00 Paper session 1: Leadership and Decision Making in the Islamic Tradition

Muhammad as CEO, R. Beekun, University of Nevada, USA

A Study in Leadership: Caliph Umar Bin Al-Khattab, N. Sheikh and M. Burdbar Khan, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

The Impact of Religion on Business Decision Making, M. Abueljebain, Abueljebain Consulting, Kuwait

14:30-16:30 Paper session 2: Islamic Banking and Finance

Islam's Role in Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability: A Case Study of a Microfinance Bank in Pakistan, M. Burdbar Khan, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

Identifying the Model Contracts of Islamic Law for Transaction and Finance, A. Al Shami, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The Challenges of Developing Indigenous Management Theories and Practices in Muslim Countries, S. Kauser, Manchester Business School, UK

Building Sustainability through Islamic Management Frameworks, A. Ansari, CMC Abstract Space Inc. Building Optimal Environments, USA

17:00-18:30 Paper session 3: Management Practices and Spirituality in Islamic Tradition

Running Business under Islamic Belief System, N. Sheikh, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

Knowledge & Boundaries in a Muslim Organization: An Ethnography of a Sufist Dhikr circle, A. Gümüsay, University of Oxford, UK

Islamic Mystical Concepts for Governance and Management of Multicultural Institutions in the Age of Globalization, M. Khan, University of Delaware, USA

November 18, 2011

09:00-10:30 Paper session 4: Islam, Human Resource Development and Training

Training and Development in Islam, A. Hassi, School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education, Algonquin College, Canada

What Human Resource Development can learn from Islamic Traditions, M. Burdbar Khan & N. Sheikh, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

Development of Applied Islamic Business Ethics by the Integration of Halal Business and Responsible Business Concepts, M. Ismaeel, Injaz Development Centre – Sultanate of Oman/Institute of Executive Development University of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

11:00-12:30 Paper session 5: Spiritual Values, Culture and Development

How Islamic business Ethics can rejuvenate Stakeholder Theory, R. Beekun, University of Nevada, USA

Spiritual Capital: The Co-evolution of an Ethical Framework based on Abrahamic Religious Values, D. Dsouli, Northampton Business School, UK

12:30-13:00 Closing plenary: The role of Islamic Wisdom in Business

Chair: Prof Dr Wafa El Garah, Dean of the Business School, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

Prof Dr Gilbert Lenssen, President of EABIS – The Academy of Business in Society

Prof Dr André Habisch, Associate research director of EABIS – The Academy of Business in Society

Mr Antonio Scarafino, Research manager at EABIS – The Academy of Business in Society