... as a predictor of employment among refugee populations and highlights the unique struggles that refugee women face. Refugee Syrian civil war Attitudes towards women’s rights and roles Patriarchy Employment Islam Arab middle east Lebanon Jordan The number of displaced individuals worldwide...

...Pawan S. Budhwar; Kamel Mellahi; Kamel Mellahi; Pawan S. Budhwar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue on Islam and human resource management (HRM). Design/methodology/approach The paper introduces the papers in this special issue, which further current...

... assumption that work life is less central to women than men (Kaufman and Fetters, 1980). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Attitude surveys Gender Saudi Arabia Women Islam The last three decades have witnessed remarkable changes for women in the Arab Muslim societies, which have...

...Pawan S. Budhwar; Kamel Mellahi; Mohamed Branine; David Pollard Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and contents of Islamic management practices and their consequent implications for human resource management (HRM) in Arab countries. In addition, it aims to examine...

...Pawan S. Budhwar; Kamel Mellahi; Abbas J. Ali Purpose This research is designed to answer questions: do Islamic teachings offer relevant perspectives on human resource (HR) issues? Are the treatments of HR issues in Islam compatible with evolving organizational concepts? Do current HR practices...

...Pawan S. Budhwar; Kamel Mellahi; Junaidah Hashim Purpose Islam urges all Muslims to perform their utmost best when they work. Giving the best requires full commitment. Employees' commitment is influenced by many factors, including the management styles within the organisation. This paper aims...

...Darwish A. Yousef This study investigates the moderating impacts of the Islamic work ethic on the relationships between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. It uses a sample of 425 Muslim employees in several organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The empirical results indicate...