Open AccessProphetic Organization Theory: A Brief Historical and Organizational Discourse of Early Islamic Civilization
Author(s) -
Naveed Yazdani,
Hasan Sohaib Murad,
Ahmad Raza
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
organization theory review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2221-2876
DOI - 10.32350/otr.0101.01
Subject(s) - islam , civilization , style (visual arts) , sociology , epistemology , organizational culture , management theory , organizational theory , period (music) , political science , social science , management , philosophy , public relations , law , literature , aesthetics , theology , economics , art
This paper examines the management style practiced by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) during the early period of Islamic Civilization. This management style is labeled as Prophetic Organization Theory (POT). POT is compared with two discourses preva-lent in the contemporary Organization Theory which are briefly introduced. The com-parison of POT with these discourses is undertaken through employing some facets of contemporary Organization Theory such as ethics, organizational epistemology and ontological states, organizational metaphorical forms, leadership and management styles and, organizational culture. Discussion section summarizes the findings of the comparison.