Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D in Business Administration - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
Nur Arfifah Binti Abdul Sabian (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
nurarfifah@iium.edu.my
4628
Area of Specialisation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Accounting ~ Corporate Governance (Including Accountability, Ethics, Integrity) - Islamic Management, Business Ethics
Teaching Responsibilities
| BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| BUSINESS ETHICS | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY | 2023/2024 |
| COMPARATIVE BUSINESS ETHICS | 2022/2023 |
| ETHICS AND VALUES IN MANAGEMENT | 2024/2025 2020/2021 |
| MANAGEMENT FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE | 2022/2023 2018/2019 |
| PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2018/2019 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2023/2024 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2023/2024 |
Supervision
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Investigating Spending Behaviour Pattern Among Working Millennials In Malaysia:
A Case Study.
Ph.D
Completed
2024
Member Supervisory Committee
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Factors Sustaining Social Enterprises In Malaysia: The Tawhidic Paradigm.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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Can Ta'Awun Be Used To Empower Agricultural Cooperatives? Proposition Of An Integrated Model Using Analytic Hierarchy Process.
Ph.D
In Progress
Member Supervisory Committee
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The Impact Of Islamic Spirituality On Employee Integrity.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Qur'Anic View On The Management Of State Revenue: A Comparative Study Between Al- Qurtubi'S And Al- Zuhaili'S Exegesis.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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An Exploratory Study On Brand Preferences And Loyalty Among Malaysian Consumers Through Nestle'S Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Initiative.
Master
Completed
2025
Co-supervisor
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Zakat Marketing Strategy: Exploring The Opportunity And Challenges In Lembaga Zakat Selangor (Lzs).
Master
Completed
2024
Main Supervisor
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Exploring Value Propositions Marketing Strategy From The Perspective Of Ulul Albab: A Case Study On # My Quran Time.
Master
Completed
2022
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2024 - 2025 | Recruitment and Selection Practices at a Selected Islamic University in Malaysia: A Study using Grounded Theory Method |
| 2023 - 2024 | Practice and Likehood of Zakat Payment Among Muslim Foreign Workers in Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia |
| 2023 - 2025 | Framing the Concepts of I'tidal (Moderation) and Qana'ah (Contentment) Towards Promoting Responsible Consumption in Malaysia |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Training of Trainer: Workshop on Adab, Self Governance, and Leadership |
| 2025 - Present | Proposal for Teaching Quran for Special Needs Children through Quranic Recitation, Sign Language and Memorization |
| 2024 - Present | Developing Unified Tawhidic Paradigm Online Assessment Toolkit (e-UTP) for Malaysian SMEs |
| 2024 - Present | Vaccination Rates, Government and Bank Roles in SMEs Loan Repayment Performance: Pre and Post Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2024 - Present | Theorizing Islamic Human Resource Management (I-HRM) at Islamic University: Grounded Study at IIUM |
| 2023 - Present | Critical Examination on The Application of Khiyar (Option) in Free Look Period in Takaful Contract |
| 2019 - Present | A New Framework to Enhance Future Generation Cognitive Intelligence by Incorporating Ulul Albab |
Awards & Recognition
| 27 Jul, 2023 | Spirituality Development Award - Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences | KCDIO |
| 27 Jul, 2023 | Murabbi Award (Department of Business Administration) - Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences | KCDIO |
Publications
Articles
| 2024 | Recruitment and selection practices: a case of an Islamic university in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 13 (4) pp. 508-520 |
| 2024 | The impact of workplace spirituality on employee performance. Information Management and Business Review, 16 (1) pp. 272-282 |
| 2022 | Operationalizing ulul albab on a spiritual leader: a case of TV AlHijrah Malaysia. Asian Journal of Islamic Management, 4 (2) pp. 87-95 |
| 2020 | Unified theory of firm: an empirical analysis. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 11 (7) pp. 1453-1478 |
| 2014 | The understanding of Islamic management practices among Muslim managers in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 10 (1) pp. 189-199 |
Books
Book Sections
| 2024 | External ethics of a successful educator. In: Islamic Book Trust, ISBN: 978-967-2795-20-9, pp. 46-59 |
| 2021 | Fundamental thrust of Islamic social entrepreneurship. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-2621-93-5, pp. 115-130 |
| 2021 | Humanizing education through Consumerism Advocacy and Vegetable Garden Project. In: Meso Publishing, ISBN: 978-967-19814-5-0, pp. 68-74 |
| 2021 | Humanizing education through Consumerism Advocacy and Vegetable Garden Project. In: Meso Publishing, ISBN: 978-967-19814-5-0, pp. 68-74 |
| 2021 | Humanizing education with tazkiyah al-nafs – the roots of humanized education. In: Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-26219-1-1, pp. 10-15 |
| 2021 | Reflection of Sabr in Teaching Principles and Practice of Management. In: Meso Publishing, ISBN: 978-967-19814-6-7, pp. 37-44 |
| 2021 | Reflection on Edu-Action of the Prophetic Attributes with Ta’awun Approach. In: Meso Publishing, ISBN: 978-967-19814-5-0, pp. 27-32 |
| 2021 | Reflection on Edu-Action of the Prophetic Attributes with Ta’awun Approach. In: Meso Publishing, ISBN: 978-967-19814-5-0, pp. 27-32 |
| 2021 | Sejahtera heart and spirituality: lessons from selected hadiths. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-2621-92-8, pp. 68-81 |