Leadership Development from an Islamic Perspective

Dr Rafik Beekun, Professor of Management, University of Nevada, USA
Dr Rafik Beekun is Professor of Management and Strategy, current Management Area Coordinator, and former chair of the Managerial Sciences Department at the University of Nevada, USA. He obtained his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas, and his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University, New York. He has taught at Temple University and the University of Texas. He specializes in strategic management, international management and organizational theory, teaching in both the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Nevada. He has served as a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the University of Mauritius in 1999-2000 and at Istanbul Ticaret University in Spring 2013.


He has published in many journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Strategic Management Journal, Decision Sciences, Human Relations, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Journal of Business Ethics. He has published several books including Islamic Business Ethics, Leadership from an Islamic Perspective (with Dr Jamal Badawi), Strategic Planning and Implementation for Islamic Organizations. He has served as co-editor of a special issue of the Journal of Management Development. He also offers an online course on Islamic Management.


He has served one term as president of the Republican Men's Club of Northern Nevada, and two terms as President of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America. He also was part of the Majlis Shura of the Islamic Society of North America, and the Board of Advisors of the North American Islamic Trust. He is a Charter member of the Minaret Business Association, a global networking association of Muslim CEOs. He specializes in business ethics, corporate strategy, international management, and the link between spirituality and management. He has consulted or been part of consulting teams for the World Bank, IBM, Savola, Ikea (Saudi Arabia), Proton (Malaysia), King Saud University, the University of Nevada System.