Explaining the Consequences of Islamic Work Ethics in Public Organizations, Using a Meta synthesis Qualitative Approach

By increasing the rate of unethical behaviors in the workplace, addressing Islamic work ethic can play an important role in effective management of organizations and reducing corruption. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explain the consequences of Islamic work ethic in reducing corruption in government organizations.

This study was conducted through a qualitative approach using Sandlowski and Barroso’s seven-step meta-synthesis method (2007). The corpus of the study included all Persian and English studies published on consequences of Islamic occupational ethics between 2001 and 2021. In this regard, keywords related to the purpose of the study were searched and the obtained papers and documents were examined using purposive sampling according to the acceptance criteria. Finally, 36 papers meeting the inclusion criteria were analyzed using the three-step coding method (open, axial, selective) by MAXQDA 20 (2020) software. The reliability of coding was calculated using kappa agreement coefficient in SPSS software with a value of 0.83.

Ethical Considerations: 

In order to organize this research, while observing the authenticity of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been observed.

Based on the results of data analysis, 145 open codes were identified for the data which were classified into 45 subcategories and four main categories of: 1- Individual; 2- Organizational; 3- Occupational; 4- Social Consequences.

The results revealed that the existence of Islamic occupational ethics in the organization can lead to increased ethical growth of managers and employees and organizational effectiveness and it will have Impressive internal and external consequences for the organization.