Exploring the Role of “Jihad” in the Establishment of Universal Peace

Jihad is an umbrella concept of Islam, but unfortunately, nowadays it is misused both as a terminology and practice in a very narrow sense. The concept of jihad is crystal clear in Islam but it has been made dubious by certain schools of thought for achieving their vested interests. Consequently differences of opinions about the definition of jihad emerged not only among the masses but also in the circles of the learned ones, hence, no agreed upon definition emerge. Due to this, questions are raised like whether jihad is synonymous to terrorism? Or what is the fundamental role of jihad in establishing universal peace? What is the modus operandi of jihad? But so far, no scholarly effort has been made to hammer this issue out in an unbiased and objective manner. Whatever has been done consist more on either argumentative encounter or defending one’s own ideological stance. For that reason this research article attempts to carry out an objective analysis of the role of jihad in the establishment of universal peace. It is hoped that this attempt of intellectual pursuit will not only be a source of guidance to the common people but will also open new avenues for research scholars in this field.

Impact of Communication on Organizational Performance

It is widely believed that organizational communication affects organizational performance and creates comparative advantage for the organization. This study contributes to the growing literature on the influence of organizational communication and its impact on organizational performance. The study further aims at to finding out relationship among interpersonal communication, intrapersonal communication, internal communication, external communication and change in perceived organizational performance. Instrument was developed and its reliability tested through the pilot study. For the main study, 136 questionnaires were distributed in 34 organizations in banking, oil & gas and telecommunication sectors and the entire respondents provided the data through effective coordination prior and post dispatch of the questionnaires. Regression analyses and correlation were applied. Overall organization performance varied 8% to 26% due to organization communication. Organization performance interrelated 18% to 44% with organization communication's components in banking sector. Organization performance correlated 07% to 35% with organization communication's components in Oil & Gas Sector. Organization performance interconnected 07% to 32% with organization communication's components in telecommunication sector. The findings of this study depict that organizational communication is an important determinant of change in perceived organizational performance components. 'These findings suggest that increasing organizational communication will have a positive effect on organizational performance. Increasing organizational communication is a long-term process, which demands both attention from management side and initiative from the employee side.