Nahjolbalagheh Research

Nahjolbalagheh Research

Providing A Model for Healthy Organization Against Bureaucratic Corruption According to Nahj Al-Balaghah

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
reza karegar
Rahman Ghaffari
masud ahmadi
Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Abstract
Islamic teachings are full of strategies that create a healthy organization and prevent corruption and fight against it in society. Prophet and religious leaders also have paid serious attention to this matter. In Shiite jurisprudence, Nahj al-Balaghah is one of the most prominent sources in Islam's history and the Shiites' religious book after the Holy Quran. This book precisely explains the principles of administration based on the Islamic approach. Among the sensational phrases of Nahj al-Balaghah are the ones that imply the proper management of social systems. Moreover, the solutions offered for the reform of societies must be based on society's accepted values. Accordingly, in Islamic society, solutions should be provided by Islamic models and teachings because Islamic ideas do not necessarily support Western strategies in many cases. Therefore, this study aims to provide an Islamic model to create organizational health and reduce bureaucratic corruption using Nahjul Balagha. For this purpose, using data-based theory, the contents of Nahj al-Balagheh were examined. After three stages of open, axial, and selective coding, a total of 87 conceptual propositions were identified in the open coding stage and converted into 27 categories in the axial coding stage. Finally, in the selective coding stage, the healthy organization model in the fight against bureaucratic corruption was designed according to Nahj al-Balaghah.
Keywords
healthy organization
bureaucratic corruption
Nahj al-Balaghah
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