Objective: Islam, as a source of inspiration for outlining ideal governance and proper models of ruling across a wide civilizational sphere, has played a significant role in shaping governance frameworks. Within this context, the Islamic value and ethical system represents a pivotal aspect of Islam. The present study aims to develop an organizational ethics model based on Nahj al-Balagha for the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education.
Methods: This study is applied in terms of purpose and employs a field-based data collection approach using a mixed qualitative–quantitative methodology. In the qualitative phase, thematic analysis was conducted through two approaches: content analysis of written documents and content analysis of expert interviews. Experts were selected using snowball sampling, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews until theoretical saturation was achieved.
Results: Theoretical saturation was reached after conducting 14 semi-structured interviews. Ultimately, basic, organizing, and overarching themes were extracted. The analysis resulted in the identification of six dimensions (global themes), 21 components (organizing themes), and 82 indicators (basic themes) related to organizational ethics based on Nahj al-Balagha.
Conclusions: The findings indicate that among the identified dimensions, the behavioral context dimension, with a coefficient of 0.971, was the most significant. In contrast, among these dimensions, the ethical context dimension, with a coefficient of 0.718, showed relatively lower importance. Finally, an organizational ethics model based on Nahj al-Balagha was developed and presented.