100 Global Business and Economics Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2014 Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Exploring the Islamic view of spirituality and business Najim A. Najim* Department of Business Administration, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman 11733, Jordan E-mail: najim_abood@yahoo.com *Corresponding author Ghaleb A. El Refae College of Business Administration, Al-Ain University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 64141 Al-Ain, UAE E-mail: president@aau.ac.ae Jamal A. Abu Rashed College of Business, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855, USA E-mail: Jrashed@nmu.edu Abstract: While there is a growing interest in the relationship between spirituality and its role in the workplace, a limited number of studies have examined this issue. This study therefore examines spirituality and business from an Islamic perspective using a survey conducted among students in Al-Zaytoonah University in Jordan. The survey examines two issues. First, it investigates the relative importance of the different approaches to understanding the business-spirituality relationship. Second, it takes a closer look at the perception of Islamic ethical and spiritual work values. Keywords: work ethics; spirituality; spiritual value; business-spirituality relationships. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Najim, N.A., El Refae, G.A. and Abu Rashed, J.A. (2014) ‘Exploring the Islamic view of spirituality and business’, Global Business and Economics Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp.100–109. Biographical notes: Najim A. Najim is a Professor of Production and Operation Management at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan. He received his PhD and MA in Production and Operation Management from the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania. His research focuses on production and operation management, the application of IT and IS in business and management, quality assurance, industrial organisation management, and behavioural approach to management. He has published in various journals, books and conference proceedings.