Identifying and Describing the Components of Jihadi Organizations

A new discussion concerning ‘Jihadi management’ has been raised recently in the scientific discourse of management. However, Jihadi organizations have not been assessed yet. Although there are Jihadi managers, they are not able to play their roles actively in today’s bureaucratic Iranian organizations. This research is intended to identify and describe the main components of Jihadi organizations. 35 interviews were performed with specialists relating to Jihadi organizations from the beginningof the Islamic Revolution to the recent time including policymakers, managers, employees, researchers, and university professors. The data was analyzed through thematic analysis. The components were categorized and the main components of Jihadi organizations were described. 70 components were identified for Jihadi organizations which were categorized into 12 elements including strategies, grand policies, human resource traits, interactions, culture, leaders’ traits, instruction and improvement, structure, decision making, evaluation and supervision, wage and salary system, and peripheral description of the organization. Overlap and integrity of the data illustrates the assurance and validity of the research.