Provision of family supportive workplace is crucial to maintain sustainability of organisation. The main objective of this study was to assess the employees’ perceptions regarding the extent their workplace is family supportive. Participants were forty-six (46) teachers in Klang Valley and surrounding states who were drawn based on purposive sampling from March to October 2016. Self-report, structured with open-ended and closed ended questions was distributed to the participants to gather the data. The findings include the aspects of work arrangement, recognition of care and responsibilities, workplace culture and environment, and provision of family physical facilities. The findings revealed that school settings were particularly lacking in terms of providing physical facilities and supportive supervisor behaviour that could promote family support and wellbeing at the workplace. Thus, it is hoped that these findings will highlight the important needs and concern of teachers regarding the provision of a workplace that is family sensitive. Further implication and suggestions are outlined.

Researches have highlighted significant cultural and religious contextual differences in leadership studies. This research aims to investigate variance of Islamic leadership behaviour orientation among women managers in Malaysia government-linked companies or GLCs. This research is a survey research and was conducted between 2013 and 2015. A set of self-administered Islamic Leadership Inventory (ILI) questionnaire with 25 dimensions and 75 items were distributed to 208 Muslim women managers who hold leadership roles around Malaysia GLCs. The managerial backgrounds such as age, tenure and leadership positions were also investigated. The results of analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that Islamic leadership behaviour is understood and practiced widely by women officers across ages, years of working, and leadership positions. Future research could investigate ILI with leadership performance variables to increase the validity of the inventory. Keywords:Islamic Leadership, Women Workers, Employees Profile, Glass-ceiling, Islamic Management, Leadership.

Teori tindak tutur atau teori “speech act” mengkaji kata-kata yang diucapkan yang dilihat sebagai satu tindakan atau perbuatan. Pada masa yang sama, teori ini juga menyumbang kepada pemahaman penggunaan gaya dan strategi komunikasi. Artikel ini menganalisa perbandingan tindak tutur Nabi Muhammad SAW dengan golongan Badwi dan golongan Ansar. Pertama, sampel pertuturan Rasulullah, yang diambil daripada Sahih Bukhari, dianalisa menggunakan kategori tindak tutur oleh John Searle untuk melihat bagaimana fungsi pertuturan Rasulullah dengan dua golongan tersebut. Kedua, daya ilokusi Rasulullah dan implikasi pertuturan baginda berdasarkan ungkapan yang dipilih dianalisa untuk mendapatkan corak dan strategi komunikasi terhadap dua golongan tersebut. Analisa menunjukkan bahawa daya ilokusi Nabi Muhammad terhadap kaum Badwi dan Ansar dalam menyampaikan ajaran Islam adalah berbeza. Dapatan berdasarkan teori tindak tutur menunjukkan komunikasi Rasulullah bersama kaum Badwi lebih tertumpu kepada daya ilokusi arahan secara tidak langsung dengan penggunaan kata kiasan yang melambangkan cara komunikasi yang lebih sopan. Manakala ucapan tindak tutur Rasulullah kepada kaum Ansar lebih berbentuk pernyataan dan arahan secara langsung dan daya ilokusi yang lebih ekspresif. Faktor kefahaman dan kesediaan menerima ajaran Islam boleh menerangkan perbezaan pendekatan yang digunakan oleh Rasulullah terhadap kedua-dua golongan ini. Masyarakat Badwi dilihat mempunyai pengetahuan yang amat sedikit atau tiada langsung berkaitan Islam dan tahap penerimaan ajaran Islam dalam kalangan mereka dilihat amat rendah. Berbeza dengan golongan Ansar, mereka sudah melakukan perjanjian angkat sumpah dengan Rasulullah sekaligus menunjukkan kesediaan dan keinginan yang tinggi untuk menerima Islam.

Islamic televangelism, arguably has become a staple in the Malaysian media environment today. The intensification of this genre has provided rise to personalities known as celebrity preachers. These celebrities are increasingly getting viewers’ and online followers’ attention which implies that this phenomenon needs a scholarly attention. This study, examines the insights of the production of Islamic televangelism programs to gain details on the ‘birth’ of celebrity preachers. In depth interviews were conducted with industry professionals and insiders to understand the nature of the production of Islamic televangelism. The discussion with the industry insiders reveals the conceptions of celebrities are wedged between television economy and culture.