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IMPACT OF ISLAMIC WORK ETHICS

(IWE) ON ORGANIZATIONAL
CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS (OCBS) AND
KNOWLEDGE-SHARING BEHAVIORS
(KSBS)
By: Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Abbas, Usman Raja, Oliver Roques, Afsheen
Khalid, Rizwan Mushtaq
PROBLEM/ISSUE AND OBJECTIVES Issues/
Problems
• In previous research, there remains a lack of understanding regarding how the IWE
affect OCBs and KSBs at the workplace which these are considered critical to the
success of any firms.

Objectives
• To examine the impact of IWE on OCBs and KSBs
• To provide additional evidence for the external validity of the concept of the IWE
• To examine the role of the IWE in educational institutions where OCBs and KSBs are
both of critical important

What is
• OCBs is a person who willing to do any task which beyond her/his job scope to benefit
the organizations.
• KSBs is a person who willing to share his/her knowledge with other collogues and feels
like his/her responsibilities to share.
Dependent Variables Independent Variables
VARIABLES AND HYPHOTHESIS

Organizational
Citizenship H1
Behaviors
(OCBs) Islamic
Work
Ethics HYPOTHESIS:
Knowledge- (IWE) H1) IWE will positively related
Sharing to OCBs
Behaviors H2 H2) IWE will positively related
(KSBs) to KSBs

Education
Martial Status
Age
Extraneous/Compounded
Variables
300 surveys
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY &

246
were returned

215
were
complete
• IWE has a positive relation with both of the independent
variables; OCBs and KSBs which 0.32 and 0.26
respectively.
Using self-respond survey. • The findings find out that both of the hypothesis are
FINDINGS

accepted.

Notes: P<0.001 = 99% related


P<0.05 = 95% related
P<0.10 = 90% related
• Broadening the literature on the IWE.
Contributions • Provided some additional evidence for the external
validity of the concept of the IWE.
Implication of the • Not useful to implement across the world.
Study
• Cross-sectional nature of study not an appropriate for
Limitations causal inferences.
• Survey based on self-report which tend to be biased.

Remove • Use longitudinal designs for causal mechanism.


CONCLUSION

limitations • Survey collects from peer-report.


• Interactive effects of IWE an any negatives contextual
Suggestion for factors.
future studies • Differential effects of the IWE and PWE on workplace
and cultures of different faiths.

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