The Foundation of Knowledge: A Comparative Study in Islamic and Western Methods of Inquiry

This book contains ten chapters beginning with the theoretical foundation of strategic leadership in education. Entails to this, it is followed by nine more chapters (Strategic orientation, Strategic translation, Strategic alignment, Strategic intervention, Strategic competence, Restlessness, Absorptive capacity, Adaptive capacity and Wisdom) where each and every following chapters is representing the construct and variables which form the theoretical foundation and theoretical framework as been explained in the first chapter. This book is beneficial for postgraduate students who are specializing in Educational Management and Leadership.

If you have ever made a friend, dated somebody, married or divorced your partner, you have a hidden talent for Sales and Marketing.

Corporate Matrimony aims to bring the core essence of Sales and Marketing through the metaphors of relationship building towards marriage, sharing a journey of how to woo Clients into signing long-term, profitable and mutually benefiting partnerships.

It is suitable for readers of any background and encourages a mind shift that Sales and Marketing skills can be nurtured. A book that combines both ends of the business world; it shares insights by a worldly top management leader and “on the ground – facing Clients – war zone” techniques of the ever evolving middle manager.

Enthusiastic readers, notably those who have special interest in thinking and cognition, are expected to know a great deal on creativity both as a skill and as a discipline. However, rare are those who have thoughts on what a religion like Islam has to say about it. Many vital fields of studies seem to have been alienated from religious principles and values, as if religion distrupts the smoth and triumphant march of human knowledge. This book presents a humble argument for the worth of Islamic principles and values in the domain of thinking and creativity. Though this work is an introductory textbook devised for teaching purposes, it hopes to meet the expectations of those who seek detailed and informative account of the subject.

Beekun and Badawi, both professors of management and strategy, have written this primer on leadership integrating contemporary business techniques with traditional Islamic knowledge. The leadership paradigm is changing, and a leadership model based on ethical principles is finally emerging-a position that Islam has taken from the start. The synthesis of the authors results in a highly practical and inspiring manual for developing leadership skills.