Designing an Organizational Ethics Framework with an Islamic Approach: A Qualitative Study

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Jafar Torkzadeh ¹
• farshad amerifar ²
• rahmatallah marzooghi ³
• mohammad javad Salmanpoor ⁴
• farhad khormaei ⁵

¹ Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

² Educational Administration PhD, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

³ Professor of Educational Management and Planning, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

⁴ Associate Professor, Department of Quranic Sciences and Theology, Faculty of Theology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

⁵ Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

10.30495/jedu.2021.23716.4774

Abstract

The Aim of the present study was to design an organizational ethics framework in the Islamic paradigm of science production. This research was a qualitative design based on a multi-instrumental case study including document analysis and semi-structured interviews. The research population includes all the texts and documents as well as the experts in the field of organizational ethics. The sample was purposively selected from available sources and also through snowball sampling. Data were collected using documentary study and semi-structured interviews with key informants (theoretical saturation technique). The data were analyzed by thematic analysis. Findings were categorized and organized in terms of a network of basic, organizing, and inclusive themes. The alignment method was used to validate the qualitative data, Finally, the framework was designed in three dimensions of vision, attitude and action, consisting of 53 components.

Keywords

• Organizational Ethics
• Islamic Paradigm
• Islamic Approach
• Multi-instrumental Case Study
• Themes Analysis

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