| Abstract: |
Ethics in the workplace is a persistent focus of research as it is a pervasive
element of organizational life. Recently, Islamic work ethics has arisen in
literature on ethics because of the emergence of multiple Islam culture
countries in the global economy. As ethics provides values that are the basis
for behaviors, this study intends to explore the impact of Islamic work ethics
on job performance, job satisfaction and turnover intention. In addition, as
global business practices may sometimes contradict with morale values issued
from religious convictions, this study explores the impact of cognitive
dissonance as a moderator of the previous relationships. Cognitive dissonance
theory is used as a theoretical framework. Data consists of 252 questionnaires
completed by employees of different banks and universities of Pakistan.
Findings confirm that Islamic work ethics affect job satisfaction and job
performance positively, but no effect is found on turnover intention.
Furthermore, results indicate that cognitive dissonance is a significant
moderator such that the relationship between Islamic work ethics and job
performance and job satisfaction is stronger when cognitive dissonance is low
rather than high. Finally, managerial implications, limitations and future
directions are discussed. |