Competency model of Jihadi managers

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to design a competency model for Jihadi managers. The current research is developmental in terms of its purpose and exploratory in terms of its research strategy. Its materials and content in the qualitative stage include the statements of the Supreme Leader, interviews and literature and the background of the research and the statistical population of the research in the qualitative stage, including two groups of scientific experts and managers, and in the quantitative stage, it includes managers with more than 20 years of experience and faculty members of the field. It is management. The sample size was 12 in the qualitative stage and 50 in the quantitative stage. The sample members were selected in the qualitative stage through purposive sampling and in the quantitative stage through accessible sampling. The data collection tool was an in-depth interview and a researcher-made questionnaire. Qualitative data analysis was done using content analysis method and quantitative data was done using inferential statistics. The findings of the research showed that the competency model of Jihadi managers includes 71 competency components in the form of eight dimensions of knowledge (two components), abilities (six components), skills (12 components), attitude (19 components), personality traits (10 components), insight (four components), and moral characteristics. (16 components) and validity (two components). The findings of the research showed that the most important competencies of a jihadist manager are his jihadist attitude and the necessary skills to perform his duties and responsibilities.

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Volume 31, Issue 1
Spring Quarterly
September 2023
Pages 125-158
  • Receive Date: 17 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 08 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 20 September 2023