Presenting an Organizational Virtuousness Model based on Islamic Teachings

Hosseinpoor, Ehsan; Motamed, Hamidreza; Mashayekh, Pari

doi:10.22034/ijes.2021.530208.1056

Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)

Authors

¹ PhD Student, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Humanities, Kazerun Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Kazerun Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijes.2021.530208.1056

Abstract

Purpose: Regarded to the role and importance of Islamic teachings in improving organizational effectiveness and performance, the present study was conducted with the aim of presenting an organizational virtuousness model based on Islamic teachings.
Methodology: The type of research based on the purpose was applied and based on the implementation method was exploratory from type qualitative. The research population was documents and texts of organizational virtuousness based on Islamic teachings and experts and pundits in this field (university professors of humanities and management and seminary professors and Islamic sciences), which according to the principle of theoretical saturation, number of 30 people of them were selected as the sample by purposive sampling method. Data were collected through take noting from documents and texts and semi-structured interviews with experts; which the validity of interviews was evaluated appropriate by the triangulation method and its reliability calculated 0.86 by the Cohen's Kappa coefficient method. Also, to analyze the data were used from theme analysis method.
Findings: The results showed that organizational virtuousness based on Islamic teachings has six organizer themes including voice of nature (with six basic themes), populism (with seven basic themes), religious beliefs (with eight basic themes), moral attributes (with seven basic themes), job commitment (with six basic themes) and Islamic management (with six basic themes). According to the themes, the organizational virtuousness model was designed based on Islamic teachings.
Conclusion: According to the organizational virtuousness model based on Islamic teachings, planning to promote organizational virtuousness through organizer and basic themes is necessary. Therefore, experts and planners of organizations can take an effective step to improve organizational virtuousness and organizational performance and effectiveness by improving the themes of this research.

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Presenting an Organizational Virtuousness Model based on Islamic Teachings

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 13
September 2021
Pages 144-159

Presenting an Organizational Virtuousness Model based on Islamic Teachings

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 13September 2021Pages 144-159

Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 13
September 2021
Pages 144-159