The Application of "Analytical -Inferential" Method in Management Research

In all sciences, including the human sciences, "research method" is of particular importance, and the validity of research depends on its method. One of the methods to be followed in the humanities research is the "inferential-analytical" method. "Inferential-analytical" is a method consisting of "ijtihad" method, that is conventional in seminary schools, and the "thematic analysis" method. The ijtihad method conventional in the seminary schools explains the authenticity of narrations and the implications of the verses of the Quran and narratives, as well as the implication of the Prophet and Imam’s teachings on the basis of other verses, traditions, and rules of Fiqh and Osul. Based on the conventional ijtihad method, one can extract the codes and subcategories. Then, by further analysis based on the "thematic analysis" method, themes can be extracted from the categories derived through the inferential method. This research, on the one hand, attempts to explain the steps of the "ijtihadi method”, the method of "theme analysis" and the combination of the two. On the other hand, it examines the possibility of using the combined method in management research. This research is conducted based on the "documentary and analytical "method and the result is the development of the combined method of "ijtihadi-thematic analysis". In addition, the degree of the compatibility of this method with the investigated management and Islamic studies, and the steps of this method for implementation in management studies have been discussed.