The Impact of Isar (Sacrifice) and Martyrdom Culture on Social Capital by Mediation of Religious Beliefs

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1 استاد مدیریت بازرگانی، دانشکده مدیریت و اقتصاد، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس

2 دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت راهبردی دانشگاه تربیت مدرس

Abstract

The culture of Isar (sacrifice) and martyrdom prepares the situation for the foundation of the highest level of social capital in the Islamic society. The culture of Isar and martyrdom, provides confidence and moral values for people through linking with religious faith, and bestows deeper meaning for their lives, and promotes social capital. This study is intended to identify the effect of the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom on social capital, in terms of the role of religious beliefs as mediator. This research is an applied one in terms of purpose, which follows a correlation descriptive survey for data collection. The statistical population of the study contain students of universities in Tehran from whom 384 students are selected as sample by simple random sampling. Data were collected through a standard questionnaire. The hypotheses were tested theough structural equation modeling method using WarpPls6 software. The results signified that the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom is influential on religious beliefs and religious beliefs are effective in consolidating social capital. In other words, by connecting religious beliefs with social capital, the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom can be regarded as a type of wealth and covert social capital that leads to the psychological readiness of individuals in a society to disregard their personal interests and think of a collective action. The sub-hypotheses of this research were also confirmed.

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Scientific Journal of Islamic Management
Volume 26, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2018
Pages 37-58

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  • Receive Date: 25 January 2018
  • Revise Date: 29 January 2018
  • Accept Date: 13 January 2019

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