Business Administration and Business Economics

Nur Sa’adah Muhamad · Syahnaz Sulaiman · Khairul Akmaliah Adham · Mohd Fuaad Said ·Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities ·2019

Halal tourism, which arises from the growth in the number of Muslim travellers world-wide and the rapid development of halal industry, is defined as the engagement of any object or action by Muslim travellers that conforms to the Islamic teachings and facilitates the practice of the religion. As such, the application of halal concept in tourism, including in its development and marketing, must be guided by the Islamic principles. With the purpose to understand the current state of knowledge and practice, we reviewed the literature on halal tourism that has been published in high-tier academic journals. Based on the review, we identified the emergent themes and the knowledge gaps for future research. Among others, we found that the industry is booming with increased participations from Muslimminority countries. However, there seems to be variations in the practice, perhaps due to the complexity of the market needs. The implementation of halal tourism by Muslimminority countries is the most pressing issue due to the need to ensure that the process and the service offered strictly comply with the requirements of Islamic teachings, while at the same time, to ensure that the countries are able to develop their halal sectors into competitive industries. Understanding the implementation of halal tourism is an important agenda for future research to ensure that the service provided addresses the fundamental issue of Muslims’ obligations to adhere to the Islamic teachings in all aspects of their lives including while travelling.

Nur Shuhada Abdul Basir · Chemah Tamby Chik · Sabaianah Bachok · Noradzhar Baba · Rasidah Hamid · Maria Mohd Salleh ·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2018

The halal food industry is vital to the world wide muslim consumers to ensure the food they consumed, use and purchase are hygienic, clean and not harmful to health. Muslim is the largest group in Malaysia with 61.3% from total population. Thus, having halal products are important in Malaysia. However, halal is not just for the muslim, the process of producing halal product may well benefit nonmuslim all around the world. Therefore, the markets for halal product are huge beyond the consumption of Malaysian population. But the capabilities of exporting halal products among small and micro enterprises in Malaysia are still weak. Therefore, this research intends to study the motivational factors that influence or hinders halal certification adoption among small and micro companies. It is designed to investigate the connection between motivational factors towards halal certification adoption, to study if expected competitiveness affects halal certification adoption, and to what extent top management commitment impacts the halal certification adoption. This study could add knowledge and help government in introducing policy to encourage these companies to embark in the halal journey.