Designing a self-governing model from the perspective of the Holy Quran

Ataei, Amir Masood; Allameh, Sayyed Mohsen; Safari, Ali; Tayyebnia, Muhammad Saleh

Designing a self-governing model from the perspective of the Holy Quran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Amir Masood Ataei ¹

Sayyed Mohsen Allameh ²

Ali Safari ³

Muhammad Saleh Tayyebnia ⁴

¹ PhD candidate of human resource and organizational behavior, University of Isfahan, Iran

² Corresponding author: associate professor of management, Department of Management, University of Isfahan, Iran

³ Associate professor of management, Department of Management, University of Isfahan, Iran

⁴ Assistant professor of knowledge of the holy Quran and Ahlolbait, University of Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

This study aims to explain the dimensions of self-direction using the teachings of the Holy Quran. Accordingly, the research method is qualitative and the method of content analysis. First, the text of the Holy Quran was examined and analyzed in terms of concepts related to self-leadership (leadership, self-leadership, self-management, self-control) and 1536 primary themes were extracted; Then, by summarizing and categorizing the identification method with emphasis on common concepts, 214 primary common themes were identified as indicators. Then, by merging and re-summarizing these indicators, 73 themes were organized as organizing themes and then with increasing the classification range, 19 themes were extracted as comprehensive themes. Finally, the overarching themes were classified into four main categories: self-leadership concept, self-leadership prerequisites, self-leadership strategies and methods, and self-leadership outcomes. In the core concept of self-leadership, five excellent themes of self-assessment, self-motivation, self-challenge, self-improvement, and self-preservation were identified. In the section of self-leadership prerequisites, seven excellent themes of cognition and self-communication, cognition, etc.

Keywords

self leadership and the Holy Qur’an

self management and the Holy Qur’an

self leadership model

the Holy Quran and leadership

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