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A Reflection on the Organizational Vision in the Light of Quran’s Metaphors

Title	A Reflection on the Organizational Vision in the Light of Quran’s Metaphors
Publication Place	Research Institute of Hawzah and University (RIHU) - Research Institute of Hawzah and University (RIHU)
Subject	Leadership
Type	Periodical
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Northwestern University Libraries
Record ID	cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_25295ed733df4b96a6284fa0c2c7cbf8
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Notes	Today, a large part of human life and human efforts is spent to achieve organization's goals. So organizations should be the context for human eternal happiness. What is the basis of this transformation in organization processes and behaviors? Reviewing management literature guides us to the "vision" of organizations’ leaders and highly ranked managers. This paper is trying to investigate such concept based on a monotheistic perspective and from the viewpoint of Holy Quran. For this purpose, research was conducted in four stages. First, the related concepts were introduced and metaphors and functions of "vision" were identified. Then, referring to "Al-mizan" and "Tasnim", those words and concepts which present the conceptual system of ‘vision’ from the perspective of Quran were recognized. Second, interviews were arranged with 11 industrial managers in Iran and the findings were coded and investigated through theme analyzing method. Third, the findings were offered to research experts in terms of Delphi Questionnaires and were reviewed and revised if necessary. Finally the concept of “vision” and its nature has been reconstructed based on four Quran’s metaphors and the concepts inferred from the experts’ interviews in a framework of a conceptual model.

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A Reflection on the Organizational Vision in the Light of Quran’s Metaphors

Publication Place Research Institute of Hawzah and University (RIHU) - Research Institute of Hawzah and University (RIHU)

Subject Leadership

Type Periodical

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Northwestern University Libraries

Record ID cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_25295ed733df4b96a6284fa0c2c7cbf8

Library Location Check request options

Notes Today, a large part of human life and human efforts is spent to achieve organization's goals. So organizations should be the context for human eternal happiness. What is the basis of this transformation in organization processes and behaviors? Reviewing management literature guides us to the "vision" of organizations’ leaders and highly ranked managers. This paper is trying to investigate such concept based on a monotheistic perspective and from the viewpoint of Holy Quran. For this purpose, research was conducted in four stages. First, the related concepts were introduced and metaphors and functions of "vision" were identified. Then, referring to "Al-mizan" and "Tasnim", those words and concepts which present the conceptual system of ‘vision’ from the perspective of Quran were recognized. Second, interviews were arranged with 11 industrial managers in Iran and the findings were coded and investigated through theme analyzing method. Third, the findings were offered to research experts in terms of Delphi Questionnaires and were reviewed and revised if necessary. Finally the concept of “vision” and its nature has been reconstructed based on four Quran’s metaphors and the concepts inferred from the experts’ interviews in a framework of a conceptual model.