Explaining the Goodwill in the Organization with Regard to Islamic Teachings

Document Type : The Quarterly Jornal

Authors

1 PhD student of management at Tehran University, Farabi Campus, Qom, Iran (author in charge). y.forghani@dte.ir

2 PhD in cultural policy making, Baqir al-Olum University, Qom, Iran

3 M.A in Nahj al-Balaghah, Higher Education Center of Eqlid, Iran

Abstract

In the Third Millennium, although organizations have overcome many organizational problems using modern tools and systems, they have instead transformed trust, intimate communication, optimism, and positivism into extreme bureaucracy, false competition, mistrust, and cynicism which Reduces organizational productivity. Goodwill is one of the most important ethical traits emphasized by Islam. As much as the bad opinion brings chaos and mental discomfort, as well as the conflicts among the individuals within an organization, as the goodwill brings unity and peace to the staff. The authors of the present study have sought to find practical implications for goodwill in management and organization by using the thematic analysis method based on Qur'anic verses and narratives related to this subject in the perfect book "Mizan al-Hikmah". This paper has attempted to extract basic concepts from Islamic texts rather than impose common management topics on religious teachings and in some cases compare them with managerial doctrines or adapt them with organizational and managerial doctrines. According to the present study, except in some specific cases, in Islamic view, goodwill is valid. In addition, based on the verses and traditions, the origin of goodwill and ways to promote it in the organization can be extracted. Other positive effects of goodwill for the organization such as empowering organizational communication, reducing anxiety and stress, performance facilitation, enhancing trust, and proper employee evaluation, are other areas that this study has achieved.

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