A Comparative Analysis of Scientific Conditions in Iran and Malaysia for Developing Scientific Cooperation in Islamic Management; towards an Islamic Integration

One of the most controversial issues in recent decades is globalization and its challenges that according to many scholars have created serious problems for independent countries. Some researchers believe that multilateral cooperation and integration is a solution which could prepare member states to enter the global environment. Despite the importance of this issue, serious weaknesses can be observed in Islamic countries in this regard, and though some efforts have been made, they havent been much successful. The primary goal of this study is to find a way to establish and develop collaboration among Islamic countries, and in the second place, to improve their mutual scientific endeavors and economic profitability. Considering the process of integration, the basic idea is that establishing multilateral cooperation should be attempted through different methods, and it could be started from a small and efficient area to pave the way for extensive collaborations in the future. As a start, the subject of scientific collaboration in Islamic management is selected and surveyed between the two countries, namely, I.R. Iran and Malaysia. The main research question is "what are the capabilities of both sides for scientific collaboration in Islamic management?" In this research, due to the lack of rigorous and accessible information, qualitative interviews with experts and grounded theory are used. This study is seeking to present a description of the capacities of two sides, and to suggest solutions for establishing collaboration. The results approve sufficient potentials and polar strengths for software and hardware collaboration between the two countries. However, by establishing these collaborations, we could hope for scientific development and reinforcement between the two countries in Islamic management, and subsequently in other areas.