Designing a Model of Organizational Leadership Employing Teachings of Nahj al-Balaghah

The aim of this research is to design an organizational leadership model with an emphasis on Nahj al-Balagha. The research uses a mixed method and, at first, the text of Nahj al-Balagha covering letters, sayings, and sermons relating to leadership concept is reviewed and analyzed.  After that, 525 primary themes were extracted, then summarized and categorized using a coding method with a primary emphasis on common concepts. 79 common themes as an indicator and in addition, by increasing the range of categories, 10 organizer themes as components and, finally, by repeating it three great themes as organizational leadership dimensions of faith, morality, and behavior were identified. Then, to rank and find a causal relationship between identified components, we used the DEMATEL quantitative method. In this stage, we interviewed 20 experts in Islamic management and used a questionnaire. According to research findings, faithfulness can be a causal variable because it has the greatest influence on the moral and behavioral dimensions.