Vol. 17 No. 2 (2026): Tawhidic Epistemology and Ummatic Excellence: Reimagining Ethical Leadership, Sustainable Innovation, and Strategic Transformation
This Volume 17, Number 2 (August 2026) of the IIUM Journal of Case Studies in Management (IJCSM) brings together a diverse collection of teaching cases that demonstrate how organisations can pursue sustainable growth, innovation, and competitiveness while remaining firmly anchored in Tawhidic epistemology and the pursuit of Ummatic Excellence.
The cases span a wide range of industries and institutional settings, including manufacturing, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, halal food, education, tourism, digital enterprises, employee relations, and entrepreneurship. Although the organisational contexts differ, they share a common challenge: balancing commercial realities with ethical responsibility, social impact, and long-term sustainability. Rather than viewing management merely as a technical or profit-driven activity, these cases encourage learners to recognise leadership as an amanah (trust) that demands wisdom, justice, accountability, compassion, and excellence.
Several cases explicitly integrate Islamic values such as amanah (trust), ihsan (excellence), 'adl (justice), shura (mutual consultation), tawakkul (God-reliance), ubudiyyah (servitude), and waqf (endowment), while others demonstrate that universal principles of ethical governance, responsible innovation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic resilience naturally resonate with the Tawhidic worldview. Collectively, they illustrate that organisational success is not measured solely by financial performance but also by the ability to create maslahah (public benefit), preserve human dignity, strengthen communities, and contribute positively to society.
Published:
2026-07-02
