Title: Entrepreneurship: an Islamic perspective

Authors: Miles K. Davis

Addresses: Harry F. Byrd School of Business, Shenandoah University, 14600 University Drive, Winchester, 22601, Virginia, USA

Abstract: This paper considers religion as an explanatory variable for entrepreneurial behaviour. It examines the role religion plays in the entrepreneurial behaviour of those who adhere to the Islamic faith and a model is proposed to examine such behaviour in future research.

Keywords: Islam; entrepreneurial behaviour; values; Muslims; religion; entrepreneurship; Islamic faith.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2013.055693

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2013 Vol.20 No.1, pp.63 - 69

Published online: 30 Apr 2014 *

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