The Moral Values Influencing the Welfare of Organizations in the Words of Infallible Imams

Ezzatullah Nasiri / Assistant professor of Varamin- Pishwa Azad Islamic University

@ Najmeh Husseini / MA of educational management, Imam Sadiq University, female campus

Received: 2013-5-6 Accepted: 2013-9-28                                                 najmeh.hoseini@yahoo.com

Abstract

The present paper, which uses a descriptive-analytical method, refers to Infallible Imams' sayings in order to investigate the moral values influencing the welfare of organizations. The research findings indicate that, according to the infallible Imams, personal and professional morals contribute to promoting the welfare of organization. Here, moral values mean personal and professional ethics. When dealing with personal morality, it has been referred to faith, piety, obedience to divine injunctions, sincerity, fear of God, confidence in God and supplication. With regard to professional morals, it has been referred to managers' orderliness, doing justice by managers, managers' openness to criticism, non-concealment, honesty, managers' proper flexibility and rigor, staff's welfare and meeting all their needs, managers' and staff's accountability, obedience to and tolerance towards senior authority.

Key words: organizational health, infallible Imams' sayings, professional morals, personal morals.

The Parameters of Qualification in the Quran

Murteza Teymoorian / MA student of Islamic sciences and management, governmental management and public policy-making course, Imam Sadiq University

Mohammad 'Abdul Husseinzadeh / MA student of Islamic sciences and management, governmental management and public policy-making course, Imam Sadiq University                                                                             abdolhosseinzadeh@gmail.com

@ Asadullah Ganjali / Assistant professor of department of business management, Imam Sadiq University

Received: 2013-10-7 Accepted: 2014-2-11

Abstract

Selecting qualified individuals for certain responsibilities is among important duties of governments and organizations. Meritocracy means selecting individuals for positions and tasks according to their skills and capacities to increase the productivity of the organization. Institutionalization of meritocracy in organizations contributes to decrease in bureaucratic corruption and development of social justice.

Today, there are parameters for meritocracy in management, which are mainly based on skill and specialization. These skills can be technical, human, managerial, etc.

According to the Quran, specialization and skill are not the only conditions for selecting one for organizational and governmental positions; rather, commitment is another factor which should direct these skills and specializations. Commitment and specialization are the two main parameters for meritocracy. In Islam, meritocracy is rooted in justice and monotheistic worldview.

Key words: qualification, meritocracy, justice, specialization, commitment, monotheism, the Quran.

Study of the System of Serving People's right in Islam

Seyyed Samsamaldin Ghavami / Professor at Seminary School and researcher of Islamic management

@ Gholamreza, Qarib / MA student of management, IKI                       gh.gharib@chmail.ir

Received: 2013-11-21 Accepted: 2013-12-16

Abstract

Islam has a particular attitude towards man and his special position in the order of creation, defines him as the most noble of all creatures, and provides complete programs for all his personal and social affairs. Therefore, Islam certainly has a definite theory and genuine teachings about compensation system of staff's services to organizations. The present paper uses an analytical-descriptive method to study Islamic teachings in order to make known the view of Islam about compensation system. It concludes that the orders and recommendations found in religious sources emphasize that all services must be compensated, the paying-time and amount of wages and salaries must be observed and the services offered in different conditions must be compensated by different methods. Key words: compensation, system of compensation, theories of compensation, wages and salaries, compensation in Islam.

Management of Knowledge in Islamic Sources

Muhsen Manteghi / Assistant professor of IKI                                        manteghi@qabas.net

@ Zaher Akbari / MA of management, IKI                                      zahir.akbari@yahoo.com

Received: 2013-11-30 Accepted: 2014-2-24

Abstract

  Modern managers seek to design and perform the management of knowledge in organizations. Knowledge is considered a vital factor and competitive advantage for modern organizations, the lack of which will take an organization out of the competition or at least will make organization experience inefficiency in its activities. Though management of knowledge is regarded necessary for organizations, a review of Islamic and historical sources makes us realize that Islam puts importance on the acquisition, maintenance, application, and spread of knowledge, which will result in the collection, recording and maintenance of religious documents and propagation of Islamic sciences in different fields. Accordingly, relying on Islamic sources, the present paper, in which a descriptive-analytical method is used, seeks to study the processes of silence, acquisition, maintenance, application and distribution of knowledge.

Key words: knowledge, management of knowledge, process, Islamic sources.

A Probing Look at Supervision with Emphasis on Self-control to Promote Bureaucratic Health in Islamic Iran

Ali Nejatbakhsh Isfahani / MA of management of human resources, head of department of studies on Islamic management, and faculty member of department of governmental management, Payam-e-Noor University of Iran

@ 'Addulhadi Motahhari / MA of (strategic) administrative management, water and wastewater company of Qom     Motahary_313@yahoo.com

Received: 2013-11-30 Accepted: 2014-2-24

Abstract

Every manager has three main tasks: planning, organizing and supervision. The aim of supervision is to carry out necessary reforms to prevent deviations. Common theoretical principles of supervision are based on maximal external control and contradict the cultural principles in our country, which are God-oriented and based on a person's inner control. So the present paper seeks to devise a system in the field of supervision, based on Islamic-Iranian concepts. This study is a descriptive research which uses a library method to gather data. The aim sought in the system of Islamic control is to provide a system in which a healthy human personality, which stands against all kinds of pollutions, can be shaped by decreasing external control. This paper concludes that control should be used in the administrative organizations in our country with emphasis on self-control. This control approach is rooted in the Islamic culture of our country and its application will not be possible without creating proper contexts in bureaucratic system and  institutionalizing it.

Key words: supervision, control, self-control, promotion of bureaucratic health, Islamic-Iranian approach.

A Study of the Effect of Islamic and Western Anthropological Views on the Value System of Organizations

Lutfullah Foroozandeh Dehkordi / Assistant professor of Tarbiat Modarres University

@ Khorshid Forooghinia / PhD student of business management, Payam-e- Noor University of Tehran

Received: 2013-11-30 Accepted: 2014-2-5                                 khforughinia@yahoo.com

Abstract

There are as many theories about man as there are schools in the world.  The human sciences of these theories are as different as the different views shown about man. The present paper conducts a comparative study on the anthropology of the different dimensions of man such as creation, essence, aim of life and man's nature according to Islam and western thinkers, and their effects on the different domains of organization management. A library method and a descriptive-comparative approach are used in this study which is concerned with how anthropology influences the value system of organization. Indentifying the roots of the principles of the value system of organization in different the domains of management, this paper concludes that the distinction between value systems of organization in Islamic societies and that of non-Islamic societies is rooted in their respective distinct value systems and, in turn, in the way man and dimensions of anthropology are viewed. Given this, it can be said that religious anthropology is the main source of organization management and the value system which governs it in Islamic societies.

Key words: Islamic anthropology, western anthropology, value, the value system in Islam, the value system of the West.

Islamic Management and the Necessity of Taking It into Consideration in an Islamic System

Ayatollah 'Allamah Misbah*

Abstract

Righteous managers have a central role in the country. It is necessary for the progress of country to take a continuous planning for training righteous managers. Like other human sciences, management has a strong relationship with Islam. Managers need to acquire skills and techniques to succeed, as they need related sciences and information. However, we need not only knowledge and information but also demands on managers to train righteous managers. Although some managers possess lots of knowledge and information, they do not possess will power to do their duties correctly, because they lack correct training. Moral training of managers and their commitment can pave the ground for their concern, sincerity, trustworthiness and work consciousness. With regard to their attitude and designing plans, righteous managers act in such a way that bring the happiness of the society by observing legal and moral rules. Attempts should be made and analytical methods should be used to recognize management issues.

Key words: management, Islamic management, knowledge and information of management, demands on managers. 

* a summary of the lecture delivered in a meeting with professors and students of management, 27/8/92