Purpose – This paper aims to investigate consumerism and consumer ethics and the relationship between the two concepts. Design/methodology/approach – About 500 questionnaires are distributed to students at two universities in the United Arab Emirates. Frequency distribution and one‐way...

The Arab world has been a centre of international attention since the discovery there of oil in the early 1990s. Issues related to Arab management styles, practices and work orientations are neither known nor understood outside the region. Cross cultural negotiations and organization development...

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 in countries with Muslim majority (CMM)...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate consumerism and consumer ethics and the relationship between the two concepts. Design/methodology/approach – About 500 questionnaires are distributed to students at two universities in the United Arab Emirates. Frequency distribution and one-way...

This paper reviews the Ten Commandments (TCs) in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It investigates work ethics in the three religions. In addition, the paper examines the meaning and implications of the TCs in each faith. Ethical and social considerations are addressed. It is argued that the TCs...