Designing a Model of Organizational Justice Based on Islamic Teachings (the Qur’an and Nahj al-Balagha) in Public Organizations

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to design a model of organizational justice based on Islamic teachings (the Qur’an and Nahj al-Balagha) in public organizations. The research method is mixed (qualitative–quantitative). In conducting this study, in addition to documentary analysis, thematic analysis using MAXQDA 14 software was employed to identify the factors influencing organizational justice based on Islamic teachings. The statistical population in the qualitative phase included all academic experts in the fields of public management and human resource management, as well as seminary faculty members with more than 15 years of work experience who were familiar with the concept of organizational justice based on Islamic teachings; a total of 14 interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was achieved. Based on semi-structured interviews, 8 dimensions, 35 components, and 94 indicators were extracted. In the quantitative phase, a descriptive–survey method was applied. The statistical population consisted of all managers and experts in public organizations in the city of Deyr, from which 187 individuals were selected using Cochran’s sampling method. The results indicated that the dimension of interactional justice (with a coefficient of 0.960) had the highest importance, while the dimension of social justice (with a coefficient of 0.852) had the lowest importance. Ultimately, the final model was presented and validated with four main dimensions, including philosophy and objectives, theoretical foundations, evaluation system, and executive mechanisms.