Philosophy of Iqbal and Curriculum of Management Science in Pakistan

Abstract

Management science and business studies have been attracting a large number of students in Pakistan. Although these disciplines have a huge academic audience, yet Iqbal’s philosophy has not been incorporated in the curriculum of Management and Business Studies in Pakistan. Various disciplines from sociology to philosophy have borrowed key ideas from works of Iqbal however these two disciplines are still adopting the western curriculum without any critical changes. Other eastern and oriental cultures are incorporating their indigenous thoughts to make management a practical affair rather than an absolute idea coming from occidental thinkers. Current study has explored philosophical and poetic work of Iqbal to extract key areas from which management science and business studies can benefit. More specifically study has examined the ideas of leadership, motivation, workplace spirituality, and meaningfulness at workplace through the lens of Iqbal’s philosophy. Study found a great relevance of Iqbal for the field of management science and business studies, specifically in the areas of leadership, motivation and workplace spirituality. For future, scholars can explore these dimensions in depth and can prepare complete response of Iqbal for leadership, motivation and workplace spirituality. Furthermore, in future, scholars can also run a similar study by using Persian text of Iqbal. Current study is also a door opener study to incorporate Iqbal’s philosophy in the disciplines of Management science and Business studies for Pakistan.