Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• alireza mirakhori ¹
• Kiumars Ahmadi ²
• Mir Ali Seyyed Naghavi ³
• Adel salavati ⁴

¹ Ph.D. Student in Public Management, Department of Management, College of Humanities, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj,

² Assistant Professor, Department of Management, College of Humanities, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University

³ Associate professor of Public Administration, Allameh Tabatabaie University,

⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Management, College of Humanities, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University,

Abstract

The Islamic Revolution in Iran had its high ideals of realization of Islamic Umma in transition from a despotic rule, Islamic system of government, Islamic governance, and finally Islamic community realized only through centralization of Islamic values and beliefs. These values and beliefs became practically observable and enforceable in the society and Islamic system of government through applying and implementing a value based management (VBM) system which was in conformity with the religious and Islamic foundations as well as national, cultural and social requirements of the nation. This paper intends to identify, define and clarify factors constituting Islamic-Iranian value based management. Therefore, we have used semi-structured interviews with the experts and applied Grounded Theory (GT) methodology for construction of theories through methodical gathering and analysis of data. It was through constant referrals to the open, axial and selective coding process that the signs, concepts and factors constituting value based management gradually appeared. To that end, the findings of the paper in 227 concepts and finally in 43 categories (comprising of causative conditions, axial factors, strategies, streamlining conditions, intervening conditions and consequences) were classified and clarified with the aid of examples for each entry.

Keywords

• value
• value based management (VBM)
• Islamic-Iranian pattern of progress