Spiritual capital: The co-evolution of an ethical framework based on Abrahamic religious values in the Islamic tradition
Purpose ‐ The aim of this paper is to investigate how values from within Abrahamic religions could be adopted to improve liberal market economies' (LMEs') corporate governance business practices. Design/methodology/approach ‐ The concept of spiritual capitalism
is explained from an Islamic perspective by adopting three universal Abrahamic values to critically analyse LMEs and offer an ethical alternative to current capitalism concerns. Findings ‐ It is found that LMEs can be improved by considering all stakeholders, putting ethics before
economics, and introducing shared risk/reward plus lower debt. Originality/value ‐ The paper compares LMEs/Co-ordinated market economies (CMEs)/Islamic countries economies (ICEs) within an ethical framework for LMEs.
Keywords: Abrahamic values; Corporate governance; Islam; Market economy; Religion; Spiritual capitalism; Stakeholders; Values
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 19 October 2012
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