Scoping Review of Research of Islamic Strategic Management in Iran: Meta-study of Articles Published up to 1400 AH

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Imam Sadiq(A.S)University

2 Researcher at Imam Hossein University Management Faculty

3 Imam Sadegh University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Several studies have been conducted in the field of Islamic strategic management. However, the topics of these studies are sporadic. It is necessary to have a comprehensive study plan to solve this problem and develop a strategic plan for transforming and enhancing Islamic strategic management knowledge. The primary question of this study is: "What is the size and scope of the existing literature in the field of Islamic strategic management?" What are its strengths and weaknesses and in which areas is there a greater research gap?" The method of this study is a scoping review, and its input is all Persian articles in the field of Islamic strategic management that have been published in Iran. Based on the reviews, 565 studies have been conducted in this field. After the scientific screening, 36 studies were carefully reviewed. The results revealed that there is a theoretical gap in this field. Although studies in this field have increased in recent years, their number is still very small. Despite the richness of Islamic sources, including the Holy Quran, authentic hadiths, theological, philosophical, ethical, jurisprudential sources, etc, these sources have unfortunately been used very little in strategic management knowledge. A seven-layer classification model of strategic management issues has been presented for the first time in this study. Islamic strategic management studies based on this model indicate that more than 60% of the studies in this field are conducted only in the layer of strategic management process and no study has been conducted in other layers and the number of the studies is small. Finally, given the scope obtained and the existing capacities of Islamic sources, some recommendations were presented for transforming and promoting this crucial field of knowledge.

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