A survey on Imam Ali's Management Patterns in Terms of Social Capital

Today, along with different types of capital such as human, financial and economic, some other sort is exploited called social capital. This concept deals with bonds and relations between members of a human network as a valuable resource which helps to reach goals by creating common norms and trust. Because of the importance of social capital and its role in management, we deal with this issue from Imam Ali's viewpoint as an efficient manager in an Islamic government. This research is done based on documentative studies and covers issues as follows:The first part deals with and explains social capital. Then value management, management in Imam Ali's perspective and his management pattern based on affection and wisdom as social capitals are respectively dealt with. Finally, religious capital and some factors of social capital in Imam Ali's management are explained.