TRADITION TO THE FUTURE: MAVERDI'S POLITICAL TREATISE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON MODERN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Maverdi was an important thinker, politician, scholar and jurist in the Islamic world in the 11th century. He held bureaucratic positions and worked closely with administrators. One of his best-known works is the political treatise "Dureru's-Sülûk fî Siyâseti'l-Mülûk", in which he presented a perspective on the path that administrators should follow and the moral characteristics they should possess. Maverdi focused on the virtues that administrators should possess and the policies they should follow, and determined how an ideal administrator should be. When literature studies and modern business research are examined, it is seen that these ideas have parallels with today's management approaches. This study attempts to analyze Maverdi's management philosophy by associating it with the management principles of modern businesses. It has been observed that the management policies that Maverdi thought of are similar to today's organizational behavior and human resources management perspectives. In addition, it is understood that the moral characteristics that a manager should possess coincide with the skills and competencies expected from today's managers. This work of Maverdi is also important in terms of expressing the administrative characteristics along with the historical changes in the management approach. In the conclusion, it includes predictions and recommendations for future studies.