Propensities of Tajik, Uzbek and Russians Towards Islamic Work Ethics

Abstract

This paper examines the propensities of Tajik, Uzbek and Russians towards Islamic work ethics. Epistemology of Islam demands that Muslim CIS return to the basic construction of Islamic teachings (Choudhury, 1994). This study uses a sample of 204 employees from several services, educational and non‐governmental organizations of Republic of Tajikistan. The results of hypotheses testing through univariate one‐way analysis of variance (ANOVA) suggest that Tajik and Uzbek have stronger propensity towards Islamic moral values than Russians, whereas there is no significant difference among three nationalities towards Islamic work values. On the other hand, the results point out that with increase in age there is higher propensity of all three nationalities towards Islamic work ethics (IWE). Gender‐wise analysis suggests that female respondents have higher propensity towards IWE. Conclusion, recommendations and future research opportunities are also discussed.

Keywords: Work Ethics, CIS, Efficiency, personal Growth, Human Relationship, Tajikistan