ISLAMIC VALUES, LEADERSHIP LEGITIMACY  AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

Mohd Ezani Mat Hassan; Nordin Muhamad; Nur Atiqah Abdullah; Khairul Akmaliah Adham

doi:10.31436/ijema.v19i2.181

Authors

Mohd Ezani Mat Hassan UKM-Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Email: m.ezani@ukm.my)
Nordin Muhamad School of Management, Facultyof Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Email: noordin@ukm.my)
Nur Atiqah Abdullah School of Management, Facultyof Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Email: atiq@ukm.my)
Khairul Akmaliah Adham UKM-Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Email: ka@ukm.my)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/ijema.v19i2.181

Abstract

The legitimacyofleadershipis animportantconcern for any organization. A legitimate leader will be readilyaccepted by organizational members,Â therebyfacilitatingthe achievementoforganizational goals. The legitimacy of leadershipisnotonly concerned aboutthe legalaspect, butalso moral and psychological aspects. Thisarticleproposes a conceptualframework ofÂ leadership,Â based on Islamic values asthe mainthrust ofleadership legitimacy. Given that in Islam, legal andethical values are integrated, aÂ leader is expected to internalize the Islamic core values and realize them inÂ his organization. Moreover, Islamic core values are implemented in conjunction withtask-related values, leading to a comprehensive treatment of organizationalÂ leadership. As a logicaldevelopment,organizational members will confer legitimacyonthe leader andbecome loyal and committed followers. Inthis respect, the Conceptual FrameworkofIslamicÂ Leadership(CFIL), which isincongruence withthe concept organizationÂ sustainability, is a holistic approach in understanding leadership legitimacy. Â

JEL Classification:M1, Z12 Â

Keywords: Islamic leadership, Values, Leadershiplegitimacy.