The Features of Excellent Islamic Organizations by the Inspiration of Organizational Virtue and Religious Affectionate Behavior: the Archetype of Cheerful Organizations

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1 Corresponding author: assistant professor at the department of management, Islamic Azad University of Sari, Iran

2 Master of public administration, Islamic Azad University of Sari, Iran

Abstract

The purpose this study is to demonstrate excellent Islamic organizations features by the inspiration of organizational excellence and affectionate behavior of cheerful organizations. The statistical population of this study contains 312 managers, assistants and all university experts from whom 173 were randomly selected as the sample. Four standard questionnaires were employed to collect data. Structural equation modeling tests of LISREL.8 software were used to confirm the validity of the questionnaires. To examine the hypotheses and the reliability of the suggested model of research, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, as well as structural equation modeling tests were employed. The results of the data analysis confirmed the reliability of the model. The findings also indicated that cheerful organizations present mediatory effects, and that organizational virtue and affectionate behavior based on Islamic teachings affect actualization of the excellent organizations. Visualization of the excellent Islamic organization in line with organizational excellence and enjoyment of the religious affectionate behavior through the cheerful organization contain knowledge producing aspects of this research. It is suggested that university administrators obtain religious cheerful behavior in order to promote this type of behavior and motivation in employees, and create a positive feeling in the organization to achieve a virtuous atmosphere and cheerful behavior for the establishment of excellent organization.

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Scientific Journal of Islamic Management
Volume 26, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2018
Pages 105-126

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  • Receive Date: 20 April 2018
  • Revise Date: 21 May 2018
  • Accept Date: 20 January 2019

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