Islamic organizational leadership within a Western society: the problematic role of external context Faris,N and Parry,K 2011, Islamic organizational leadership within a Western society: the problematic role of external context, Leadership quarterly, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 132-151, doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.12.012. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Islamic organizational leadership within a Western society: the problematic role of external context Author(s) Faris,N Parry,K Journal name Leadership quarterly Volume number 22 Issue number 1 Start page 132 End page 151 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2011-02 ISSN 1048-9843 1873-3409 Keyword(s) context islam leadership organizational culture Summary This research tests qualitatively the relationship between leadership, organizational culture and organizational effectiveness in Islamic organizations in Australia in the early years of the 21st century. We also researched the contextual challenges faced by Islamic organizations in Western societies during the early years of the 21st century. Qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed qualitatively. Theoretical sampling and theoretical coding generated a positive and negative story-line. A grand narrative of Muslim disenfranchisement and several micro-stories of organizational complexity brought to life the story-lines. One conclusion is that context invariably is problematic for leadership. Another conclusion is that leadership cannot be studied fruitfully out of context. A third conclusion from this substantive setting is that a challenge for Islamic leadership is to reconstitute the context of the organization. An underlying parallel with structure-agency theory is noted. The leadership of Islamic organizations is faced with the traditional leadership challenges found in the extant literature. In addition it must accommodate a problematic external context, a heterogeneous followership, the important role of religion, the influence of Imams, and increasing roles for women and young Muslims. © 2010. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.12.012 Field of Research 159999 Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2011, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30067708 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Deakin Business School Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 24 Nov 2014, 21:30:50 EST Tue, 25 Nov 2014, 04:02:58 EST Tue, 25 Nov 2014, 11:12:53 EST Thu, 04 Dec 2014, 05:05:01 EST Fri, 05 Dec 2014, 07:50:03 EST Fri, 05 Dec 2014, 07:57:02 EST Fri, 05 Dec 2014, 08:16:58 EST Mon, 08 Dec 2014, 10:25:23 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 23 times in TR Web of Science Cited 34 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 239 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 24 Nov 2014, 21:30:50 EST