Relationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work Engagement

Religion is the most important social institutions that are capable related with individuals’ attitude, characteristics, and behaviors. The Islamic Work Ethics (IWE) is a rising thought in the arena of organizational behavior. The workplace and religious convictions and Islamic values influence the...

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Main Authors: Wasif Ali, Asif Niaz, Muhammad Ali
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Language:Arabic
Published: Bahauddin Zakariya University 2020-12-01
Series:Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research
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Online Access:http://pjir.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/600e7de0918ab/page
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description Religion is the most important social institutions that are capable related with individuals’ attitude, characteristics, and behaviors. The Islamic Work Ethics (IWE) is a rising thought in the arena of organizational behavior. The workplace and religious convictions and Islamic values influence the different attitudes and behaviors of individuals in organizations. The study plan to explore the direct influence of IWE on knowledge sharing behaviors (KSB) and innovative work behaviors (IWBs) among employees; and indirect effect via work engagement (WE). The data were collected by self-administered questionnaire form 308 employees of Islamic banking sector working at Lahore through convenience sampling technique. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized for hypotheses testing. Findings suggest that IWE increases WE, KSB, and IWB among employees. In other words, employees having high IWE are more engaged with work, sharing knowledge, and exhibit innovative behaviors in the organizations. This study provided initial empirical evidence regarding the intervening role of WE among IWE and IWB and KSB. The implications, limitations and future directions are likewise discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-390785c03a2544e7afa7f44e6f3a19c32025-08-20T03:13:35ZaraBahauddin Zakariya UniversityPakistan Journal of Islamic Research2070-03262618-08202020-12-01212175192600e7de0918abRelationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work EngagementWasif Ali0Asif Niaz1Muhammad Ali2Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Management and Technology, Lahore.M.Phil Scholar, Institute of Management Studies, Lahore.Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Lahore.Religion is the most important social institutions that are capable related with individuals’ attitude, characteristics, and behaviors. The Islamic Work Ethics (IWE) is a rising thought in the arena of organizational behavior. The workplace and religious convictions and Islamic values influence the different attitudes and behaviors of individuals in organizations. The study plan to explore the direct influence of IWE on knowledge sharing behaviors (KSB) and innovative work behaviors (IWBs) among employees; and indirect effect via work engagement (WE). The data were collected by self-administered questionnaire form 308 employees of Islamic banking sector working at Lahore through convenience sampling technique. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized for hypotheses testing. Findings suggest that IWE increases WE, KSB, and IWB among employees. In other words, employees having high IWE are more engaged with work, sharing knowledge, and exhibit innovative behaviors in the organizations. This study provided initial empirical evidence regarding the intervening role of WE among IWE and IWB and KSB. The implications, limitations and future directions are likewise discussed.http://pjir.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/600e7de0918ab/pageIslamic Work EthicsInnovative Work BehaviorKnowledge Sharing Behavior and Work Engagement
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Relationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work Engagement
Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research
Islamic Work Ethics
Innovative Work Behavior
Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Work Engagement
title Relationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work Engagement
title_full Relationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work Engagement
title_fullStr Relationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work Engagement
title_full_unstemmed Relationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work Engagement
title_short Relationships among Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing Behaviors and Innovative Work Behaviors: Mediating effects of Work Engagement
title_sort relationships among islamic work ethics knowledge sharing behaviors and innovative work behaviors mediating effects of work engagement
topic Islamic Work Ethics
Innovative Work Behavior
Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Work Engagement
url http://pjir.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/600e7de0918ab/page
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