Competencies of managers and jihadi forces

Jihadi management, as one of the indigenous and value-based management models, was formed after the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, especially in revolutionary and popular institutions, and in recent years, with the emphasis of the Supreme Leader, more attention has been paid to it. Despite the importance of this model, research conducted in the field of identifying the competencies of managers and jihadi forces has been mainly scattered and a coherent and systematic explanation of its components and indicators has not been presented. The aim of the present study is to identify and explain the competencies of managers and jihadi forces based on a systematic analysis of existing texts and research. This research was conducted in terms of methodology, qualitative and based on content analysis. For this purpose, scientific texts and research related to jihadi management were analyzed after going through the initial coding stages, identifying basic themes, organizing themes, and comprehensive themes. The research findings show that the competencies of jihadi managers include components such as capacity management, meritocracy, order and legalism, teamwork spirit, unity, prudence, management knowledge, guidance and leadership role, people-oriented and service-oriented. Also, the competencies of jihadi forces can be explained in dimensions such as intelligence and creativity, struggle, justice-seeking, religiosity and ethics, stewardship, independence and authority, revolutionism and transformation. The research results indicate that jihadi management, while benefiting from general management competencies, provides a distinctive and superior model for managing organizations, especially in challenging and resource-limited conditions, with a value-oriented, commitment-oriented and problem-oriented orientation to these competencies.