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Original Research

SOME THEORIES OF MOTIVATION IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: AN ELABORATION OF WESTERN AND ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW

FUAD MAS’UD 1, FAJAR SURYA ARI ANGGARA 2, RAKHMAD AGUNG HIDAYATULLAH 3, USMANUL KHAKIM 4, and M. FAQIH NIDZOM 5.

Vol 18, No 06 ( 2023 )   |  DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/WDU45   |   Author Affiliation: Business and Management Faculty, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia 1; Management Faculty, Karabuk University, Turkiye 2; Sekolah Tinggi Islam Al-Mukmin (STIM) Surakarta, Indonesia 3; University of Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia 4,5.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 1107-1123   |   Published on: 22-06-2023

Abstract

This study aims to elaborate on the elements of fundamental beliefs (worldview) in theories of work motivation in Western business management; and compare; and integrate them with elements of an Islamic worldview related to work motivation. In Western business management, the motivation theory expressed by, e.g., Maslow, Mc. Gregor and Herlberg do not accommodate worship as work motivation; while in the Islamic worldview, worship is essential as an investment from the acceptance of the concept of God; This is why this study was conducted. This study is a literature review utilizing interpretation and comparison analysis, while the approach used is a philosophical approach with worldview theory as the theoretical framework for this study. The results of this study are; First, Western motivational theories such as Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Mc Gregor's theory of x and y., Herzberg's two-sided theory, has its roots in the Western worldview, which accommodates secularism, rationalism, humanism, materialism, and atheism. Second, the Islamic worldview accommodates God as the central concept of the worldview; then, the relationship between God and humans is servitude (mahdhoh worship), and the relationship between humans and nature is preservation (ghoiru mahdhoh worship); where the first motivation is more fundamental and personal while the second is social, Third, work motivation based on the Islamic worldview has a double value, namely the worldly and the hereafter simultaneously. Fourth, the Islamic worldview also affirms positive human impulses as a means to support the achievement of the ultimate human goal and negative impulses that neglect and hinder humans in achieving their creative goals. Fifth, the difference in worldview, which is the basis of Western and Islamic motivation theory, has proven to make the model, structure, form, spectrum, and reach of Western and Islamic work motivation theory different.

Keywords

Worship, Work Motivation, Worldview, Philosophical Study