Chapter 2: Islamic Business Ethics in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Abstract

Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) assume a critical part in the economic growth, particularly in developed and developing countries (Ahmad, 2012). Regardless of the commitments of independent companies to the neighbourhood economy, including encouraging the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), mitigating neediness, and making employments, SMEs worldwide are exceedingly inclined to disappointment. Micro-enterprise (MEs) is the backbone of the economy in Malaysia and in most countries around the world (The Star, 27 March 2009).