Wan Catering Company

A Humanised Approach to Business

Authors

  • Rohaziah Yahya Ibn Kathir Islamic Primary School
  • Yusof Ismail International Islamic University Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcsm.v13i2.189

Abstract

Wan Catering Company has been in food catering and event management for more than 15 years in Puchong town, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a family business. This family business practices a humanized approach. Wan Catering emphasized collaboration, empathy, social responsibility, and humanity in its food catering and event management services. It balances economic responsibility and other responsibilities. The company experienced business volatility during the strict movement control order due to the pandemic of covid-19. The Company performed its humanitarian initiative by distributing food to the poor and needy within its neighborhood and other places. While engaging in social work, Wan Catering Company also received orders from other non-governmental organizations to supply food for distribution to the needy.

Author Biography

Yusof Ismail, International Islamic University Malaysia

Yusof Ismail has been a senior academic in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences at International Islamic University Malaysia since 1986. He earned his accountancy diploma from MARA Institute of Technology, the predecessor of current UiTM, before working with Bank Negara Malaysia, the Malaysian Central Bank. He pursued his BS in Finance and MBA in Management and Marketing from business schools in the USA, and embarked on research into strategy in the UK. He teaches and researches into strategy, Islamic management, human resource management, and business ethics.  He has been associated with the Islamic perspectives of standards in the technical committee and working committees of SIRIM, the national organisation for standards and quality in the Malaysian industry. Yusof was a member of the editorial board of the first issue of the precursor of the current International Journal of Economics and Management Sciences (IJEMA), Currently, Yusof is a committee member of PESUAM, the retirees’ association of IIUM staff.

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Published

2022-09-27

How to Cite

Yahya, R., & Ismail, Y. (2022). Wan Catering Company: A Humanised Approach to Business. IIUM Journal of Case Studies in Management, 13(2), 25–32. https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcsm.v13i2.189

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Articles