Institutional conformance of Halal certification organisation in Halal tourism industry
Abstract
Th is article discusses the institutional conformance of Halal Certification Organisation (HCO) to the
development of Halal Tourism Industry (HTI). It seeks to understand how the HCO, which provides
Halal certification for wideranging products in the tourism industry, performs the institutional adjustment towards changes in its surrounding environment. In so doing, this article utilises institutional
theory and instrumental qualitative case study approach to examine two notable HCOs in Indonesia
and Th ailand, namely Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) and the Central Islamic Committee of Th ailand
(CICOT) based on Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI). Despite the unchanging organisational forms
and structures, the two HCOs have been developing innovative functions and measures to adapt the
institutional pressure of HTI. Adapting to the rapid development of HTI, the two HCOs provided
Halal certificate for Muslim consumers' protection, increased export of goods to a number of Muslim
countries, and provided Halal tourism services to augment the competitiveness of respective Halal
tourism destination.
Date
2018Author
Suharko, Suharko
Khoiriati, Siti Daulah
Krisnajaya, I Made
Dinarto, Dedi