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A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron

Issues on halal integrity in the halal food industries have raised concerns amongst the public at large especially Muslims. To safeguard the sanctity of halal integrity, there must be an effective governance mechanism well in place. Currently, there exist several agencies pertaining to halal and Jab...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Shah, Sabarina, Haron, Nor Hafizah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UiTM Cawangan Johor 2023
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Halal food
Malaysia
Social control
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/110142/1/110142.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.1101422025-02-13T23:53:56Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/110142/ A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron iij Mohammed Shah, Sabarina Haron, Nor Hafizah Halal food Malaysia Social control Issues on halal integrity in the halal food industries have raised concerns amongst the public at large especially Muslims. To safeguard the sanctity of halal integrity, there must be an effective governance mechanism well in place. Currently, there exist several agencies pertaining to halal and Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) is perceived to have an ultimatum for they issued the halal certification which is highly recognized worldwide. This study illicit the views from various agencies through qualitative methodology using transcendental phenomenology which views consciousness as the center for transcending intention and explicit behaviours. Questions formulated are to capture their specific experience which has been approved by the Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects (Malay acronym, JKEUPM). A focus group discussion was carried out with the officers from these agencies. The findings revealed that there exists an unclear jurisdiction line ofpower amongst the agencies, a low level of accountability amongst C suites, and a high level ofpower distance in regulating the halalfood industry. Keywords: Accountability, Focus Group Discussion, Halal Food Industry, Hofstede Power Distance, Governance, Phenomenological Approach UiTM Cawangan Johor 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/110142/1/110142.pdf A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron. (2023) Insight Journal (IJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Insight_Journal_=28IJ=29/>, 10. pp. 149-154. ISSN 2600-8564
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topic Halal food
Malaysia
Social control
spellingShingle Halal food
Malaysia
Social control
Mohammed Shah, Sabarina
Haron, Nor Hafizah
A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron
description Issues on halal integrity in the halal food industries have raised concerns amongst the public at large especially Muslims. To safeguard the sanctity of halal integrity, there must be an effective governance mechanism well in place. Currently, there exist several agencies pertaining to halal and Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) is perceived to have an ultimatum for they issued the halal certification which is highly recognized worldwide. This study illicit the views from various agencies through qualitative methodology using transcendental phenomenology which views consciousness as the center for transcending intention and explicit behaviours. Questions formulated are to capture their specific experience which has been approved by the Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects (Malay acronym, JKEUPM). A focus group discussion was carried out with the officers from these agencies. The findings revealed that there exists an unclear jurisdiction line ofpower amongst the agencies, a low level of accountability amongst C suites, and a high level ofpower distance in regulating the halalfood industry. Keywords: Accountability, Focus Group Discussion, Halal Food Industry, Hofstede Power Distance, Governance, Phenomenological Approach
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author Mohammed Shah, Sabarina
Haron, Nor Hafizah
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Haron, Nor Hafizah
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title A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron
title_short A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron
title_full A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron
title_fullStr A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron
title_full_unstemmed A power distance in regulating halal food industry? / Sabarina Mohammed Shah and Nor Hafizah Haji Haron
title_sort power distance in regulating halal food industry? / sabarina mohammed shah and nor hafizah haji haron
publisher UiTM Cawangan Johor
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url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/110142/1/110142.pdf
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