Effective Beliefs in Controlling and Directing Organizational Behavior in the Selected Verses of the Holy Quran

The behavior of organization members is critically effective in the success and failure of organizations. The importance of the role it plays has encouraged many scholars and researchers to exploredirecting and controlling organizational behavior. As organizational behavior and management are human oriented, it is necessary to view organizational behavior through an Islamic approach in Islamic societies where people follow Islamic beliefs and values. Many of the organizational behavior researches have particularly considered the role of beliefs and values as special elements. This research is intended to identify the beliefs and values which are effective in directing and controlling organizational behavior by looking through the verses of the holy Quran. This qualitative research is conducted by applying theme analysis. Six organizing themes were identified including God’s awareness of our deeds (behavior, speeches, and intentions), registration and record of our performance (deeds, speeches, intentions), death and man’s returnaccompanyinghis performance, presentationof man’s performance and his awareness of his own deeds, precisereckoning of man’s performance and just judgment, performance-based rewardand punishment. Findings of the researchindicated that believing in these six themes play great roles indirecting and controlling organizational behavior.