Investigation on the Origin of Management Knowledge based on the Theory of Credibility of Allame Tabatabai

The analysis of management knowledge based on Allamah Tabatabai's theory of credibility indicates that “organization as a machine” is the uprooted and fundamental credibility of management knowledge, which is loosely named as metaphor. The present research aims to answer the question of what is meant by this credibility in management knowledge? And is it possible for such an organization to expect the fulfillment of any aims and purposes, or that is use of this credit null and ineffective for purposes other than those defined for it? To answer this question, first, we examined the historical background of management knowledge in the context of the industrial revolution and in the deeper layers of the intellectual-cultural revolution of the Enlightenment of the West, and then reviewed the basic principles of management thought that was the product of these trends and finally analyzed the management knowledge based on the changes that took place in ontology, humanities and social structures of this period.