Designing a Model for Social Capital on the Basis of Religious Teachings

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1 Associate professor, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

2 Corresponding author: PhD candidate of public administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University

Abstract

This research is intended to design a model for social capital on the basis of religious teachings. This is a qualitative research following a deductive approach. Thematic analysis method is employed to collect data. Letters by Imam Ali (as) in Nahjulbalaghah, as well as his statements in Mizanolhekmah contain the sources of this study. The results of the research on the basis of the acquired data, testifies three sets of requirements to be observed at three individual, network, and social levels. Observing the points of each of these levels, one can achieve a coherent and optimum social capital. At the individual level, one has to create competencies within himself, such as benevolence and self-sacrifice; this capability regards one’s the attitude and mentality towards the outside world, which encompasses the primary basis for the creation of social capital. At the network level, interpersonal interactions, generally one’s daily interaction, such as generosity, and assistance of the needy, should be managed. There are also recommendations for managers and authorities at the social level, the observation of which creates the general atmosphere of healthy society which supports social capital.

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Scientific Journal of Islamic Management
Volume 26, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2018
Pages 87-103

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  • Receive Date: 04 October 2017
  • Revise Date: 05 October 2017
  • Accept Date: 23 December 2018

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