Knowledge Management
mahnaz khodadad; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji; Esmat Momeni; Nadjla Hariri
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of localizing knowledge management categories based on the foundations of Proust, Rub and Knowledge building knowledge based on the activities of the Hozeh Honari (Islamic Art &Thought Center), Panel Delphi Organisation’s ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of localizing knowledge management categories based on the foundations of Proust, Rub and Knowledge building knowledge based on the activities of the Hozeh Honari (Islamic Art &Thought Center), Panel Delphi Organisation’s . Research method: In terms of purpose, it is practical and Delphi method with a qualitative approach. The research data collection tool is a semi-structured questionnaire in which knowledge management topics have been localized by experts using the Delphi method. The statistical population of 21 experts included managers and individuals with artistic degree and purposeful sampling method. Results: In the first round, 70 categories were identified in 8 indicators of identification, acquisition, development, distribution, protection, use, measurement and knowledge objectives with the opinion of experts and specialists. In the second round, the structured categories of the first round using the Likert scale and its statistical summary with the mean showed that the component of evaluating user satisfaction with the quality of services in the art unit with an average of 90/4 of the knowledge development index, documentation component Continuous information and skills skills of employees with an average of 42/4of the knowledge measurement index, component of creating archives, abilities and knowledge capacities of internal experts with an average of 38/4of the knowledge use index, component of creating processes to gain knowledge with an average of 33/4 of the knowledge acquisition index, the components of determining the goals of common knowledge culture and the operational goals of knowledge in order to perform normative knowledge and strategic knowledge with an average of 28/4 from the knowledge goals index, the component of creating processes to acquire knowledge with an average of 28/4 of the index. Knowledge protection, the component of attention to knowledge outside the organization and abroad with an average of 23/4 from the knowledge identification index, the component of creating a database in order to exchange knowledge with an average of 14/4 from the knowledge distribution index, is obtained in the above order. In the third round, statistical summary of the degree of importance of 8 indicators of knowledge management with total average, standard deviation, variance showed that knowledge target index with total average of 62/4knowledge development index with total average of 26/4, knowledge distribution index with total average of 18/4 and the knowledge protection index is determined with an average of 17/4. Finally, the coordination of experts and specialists in different phases using the Kendall correlation coefficient showed that the knowledge identification index with a coefficient of 1 and the knowledge acquisition index with a coefficient of 0.75 and the knowledge protection index with a coefficient of with a strong consensus were approved. Conclusion: 70 categories of knowledge management were identified by experts and specialists in the field of art of the Islamic Propaganda Organization. According to the ranking in the second round, experts and specialists agree with the categories of knowledge management. According to the third round, the index of knowledge goals, knowledge development, knowledge distribution and knowledge protection is more important. Participants' views on the Knowledge Identification Index, Knowledge Protection, and Knowledge Acquisition are strongly agreed upon.
Knowledge Management
Ali Biranvand; Sareh Rahmaniyan; Alireza Mohammadi Nejad Ganji; Massoud Irvani
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Purpose. Identifying the model of factors affecting knowledge sharing in academic settings has always had a special importance and place among research in the field of knowledge management. The purpose of this study is to present a structural-interpretive model of factors affecting knowledge sharing ...
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Purpose. Identifying the model of factors affecting knowledge sharing in academic settings has always had a special importance and place among research in the field of knowledge management. The purpose of this study is to present a structural-interpretive model of factors affecting knowledge sharing in academic settings from the perspective of staff and faculty members of Payame Noor University.
Method. This research is a descriptive survey based on the applied purpose and in terms of the data collection method. The statistical population of the study includes the staff and faculty members of Payame Noor University. Using judgmental sampling, 19 experts in the field of knowledge management who had scientific, experimental, or research backgrounds were selected as members of the panel of experts. Data collection methods in this study are divided into two categories: library and field (questionnaire). In this research, the fuzzy Delphi technique has been used to screen the variables The structural-interpretive modeling technique has been used to identify and design the pattern of index relations.
Findings. Based on the results, the variables of self-efficacy, managerial support, reward system, university macro policies, software infrastructure, hardware infrastructure, personal interaction, trust, personal expectations, use of social media, knowledge sharing tendency, knowledge staff, and knowledge-based culture Introduced as effective factors on knowledge sharing in Payame Noor University. The results indicate that macro-university policies, managerial support, and knowledge-based culture are the most influential factors. Self-efficacy and knowledge staff variables are the most influential factors identified in this study.
Originality and value. So far, no similar research has examined the internal and external relations, determining the levels of influence and effectiveness of the effective factors in knowledge sharing in the university, and the present study is innovative in this regard.
Keywords: Knowledge management, Knowledge Sharing, Motivation to share knowledge, structural-interpretive modeling, Payame Noor University.
Knowledge Management
Farajallah Rahimi; Bahar Khalili; Belghis Bavarsad
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Background and Objectives: This study is a qualitative research, based on the grounded theory approach, aiming at designing a model of organizational wisdom from knowledge management point of view.
Methodology: This research is a qualitative study based on the foundational data theory method. ...
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Background and Objectives: This study is a qualitative research, based on the grounded theory approach, aiming at designing a model of organizational wisdom from knowledge management point of view.
Methodology: This research is a qualitative study based on the foundational data theory method. The statistical population under study includes 25 knowledgeable people, including senior managers, assistants, experts and employees in the field of organization Wisdom and knowledge management point of view in the Agricultural Jihad Department of Lorestan province. The data collection tool is a deep and semi-structured interview, which was conducted with semi-structured interviews with the members of the mentioned community in order to answer the research questions.
Findings: Data analysis with a systematic approach is the foundation of data theory. In this research, in order to analyze the obtained data, a semi-structured interview method with a three-step process of open coding, central coding and selective coding was used. According to this approach, in the open coding stage, the expressions extracted from the interviews, which are specific to the area of the Agricultural Jihad Department of Lorestan province, are summarized in 119 main codes and 19 categories. Validation of the research was done using four criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. This research presents a model that classifies the effective factors, barriers and intervening factors, and the consequences of creating organizational wisdom, taking into account knowledge management, into five core categories.
Conclusion: Identifying these factors and obstacles helps the organization to make decisions regarding the creation of wisdom, so that while recognizing these factors and limitations, it takes steps in the direction of creating wisdom. Organizational wisdom is also an important factor that affects the self-awareness and control of the emotions of the members of the organization. The presented paradigmatic model shows the factors and barriers facing wisdom creation, the content, intervention and outcome factors, taking into account knowledge management, in relation to each other in the organization, which can be studied to examine the existing situation.
Knowledge Management
Fatemeh Navidi; Mohammad Hasanzadeh
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Changing Knowledge Audit Factors in Project-Based Organizations:From Present to FutureAbstractAim: The creation and flow of knowledge in the Project-Based organizations has unique characteristics, Also the audit of the created knowledge in these organizations significantly differs from other organizations. ...
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Changing Knowledge Audit Factors in Project-Based Organizations:From Present to FutureAbstractAim: The creation and flow of knowledge in the Project-Based organizations has unique characteristics, Also the audit of the created knowledge in these organizations significantly differs from other organizations. On the other hand, knowledge audit plays a key role in the success of knowledge management these organizations, the purpose of this study is investigating the importance and compliance of identified knowledge audit factors in these types of organizations.Methodology: The present study is an applied research that follows a quantitative approach using case study and survey in order to investigate the status and importance of knowledge audit factors in four PBOs: ICT Research Institute, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Niroo Research Institute; and, Iranian Space Research Center. The research data were collected through a survey of 220 project managers, project control and knowledge management managers in these four research institutes. The data were collected and analyzed in two available and ideal conditions.Results: At present, the knowledge valuation factor with a mean of 2.61 and the knowledge need analysis factor with the mean of 2.56 have the highest attention, while in the ideal state, the factors of knowledge inventory (4.287) and knowledge valuation (4.28) should be considered. In all four research institutes, there is a significant difference between the mean of knowledge audit factors in both the current and the ideal situation.Conclusion: The emphasis on knowledge valuation, knowledge needs analysis and knowledge inventory indicate the importance of knowledge assets in the Project-Based Organizations. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the importance and weight of the knowledge audit factors in designing the knowledge audit model in the PBOs.Keywords: Knowledge audit, knowledge audit factors, knowledge management, project- based organizationsKeywords: Knowledge audit, knowledge audit factors, knowledge management, project- based organizations
Knowledge Management
solyman shafee; daryosh ghafari; Mohsen Jafari
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Purpose: The importance of culture in knowledge creation is because a great deal of knowledge has been learned as a culture from previous generations. Therefore, organizations need to examine organizational culture before undertaking knowledge management. If an organization understands its type of culture, ...
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Purpose: The importance of culture in knowledge creation is because a great deal of knowledge has been learned as a culture from previous generations. Therefore, organizations need to examine organizational culture before undertaking knowledge management. If an organization understands its type of culture, it can consider the degree of appropriateness between its knowledge management practices and the culture for a specific business environment. the purpose of this article is to investigate the impact of different organizational cultures based on Cameroon and Queen's Competitive Values Framework on knowledge creation process in Kermanshah Public Libraries.Methodology: This study is descriptive based on the purpose of data collection and on the way of data collection. The study population was 87 managers and staff of Kermanshah General Department and Public Libraries. Based on the Krejcie and Morgan table, the sample size was 70 people. 51% (73%) answered the questionnaire. Data collection was done by library and field methods. Findings: the results of regression analysis and t-test show that organizational culture has a significant impact on the development of knowledge creation process in Kermanshah public libraries. Also, organizational culture has a positive and significant effect on the process of socialization, externalization, composition and internalization of knowledge in these centers. Market culture the dominant culture in these centers is that it has a positive and meaningful impact on the composition of knowledge. The study of the status of knowledge conversion showed that it is oriented towards the socialization and externalization of knowledge. Path analysis results showed that market culture had a direct effect and indigenous culture, adhocrasi culture and hierarchical culture had an indirect effect on the knowledge creation process. Based on the results of path analysis, an experimental framework was presented.Conclusion: Market culture is the dominant culture in public libraries. This is the kind of competitive and resultant culture. Leadership style is based on productive competition and strategic emphasis on competitive advantage and market superiority, so library compliance with the environment and adaptation to the needs of the organization are essential. On the other hand, it is about the process of creating knowledge to pay attention to the socialization and externalization of knowledge. This situation is consistent with Nonaka's and Tacuchi's theory, which emphasizes the importance of hidden knowledge in the process of knowledge creation, and that outsourcing is the main process of knowledge creation.
Hadi Alhaei; zohreh Cheraghi; Mansour Koohi Rostami
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Background and Objectives: The aim of the current study was to Identify and group the effective factors on the implementation of knowledge management in the water production and transmission exploitation company in the southeast of Ahvaz. Today, one of the most crucial success factors for organizations ...
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Background and Objectives: The aim of the current study was to Identify and group the effective factors on the implementation of knowledge management in the water production and transmission exploitation company in the southeast of Ahvaz. Today, one of the most crucial success factors for organizations to gain a competitive advantage is the identification, sharing, and use of organizational knowledge, or knowledge management. As a result, organizations are constantly searching for solutions to successfully implement knowledge management processes in their working environment. Gaining this competitive advantage is obviously reliant on the organization's capacity to efficiently transform current information into new knowledge assets (Ou et al., 2016). Despite the fact that many organizations have invested in and implemented knowledge management at various organizational levels, many of them have also failed (Chua & Lam, 2005). Therefore, one of the biggest problems in every organization is figuring out the essential and efficient components of knowledge management implementation.Methodology: The current study uses an applied approach to its goal and a descriptive-analytical methodology to its implementation. Ten experts—five university professors in the subject field and five senior industry managers—make up the research community. The target population was sampled and chosen using a targeted non-random technique, and the necessary data were gathered using structured interviews and questionnaires. The Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) method was used to conduct the final analysis of the study data. An effective method for examining how one element affects other elements is interpretive structural modelling. According to Kannan et al. (2009), this technique looks at the direction and order of intricate interactions between system components.Findings: The results indicated that the cornerstone of this model, which influences all other aspects, is engagement in corporate affairs, knowledge activities, and information exchange. In other words, it is important to pay close attention to the fact that the fundamental component in the implementation of knowledge management is the involvement of all employees in the organization-level sharing of information. As long as all employees do not actively participate in the knowledge affairs of the organization, the rest of the processes will not be done properly. According to the findings, the most influential factors are the mechanism of group discussions, organizational position and use of resources. In the second level, there is the factor of existence of resources, which affects the factors of the first level and is affected by the factor of the third level. At the third level is the concentration factor. At the fourth level, there are four factors of technological infrastructure, trust, leadership and knowledge sharing, and finally at the fifth level is the factor of participation. According to the obtained model, this factor is the most effective factor in the correct implementation of knowledge management.Discussion: Factors affecting the implementation of knowledge management, according to the level of influence, play a key role in the correct implementation of related processes. According to the final model of the research, it can be seen that all the ten factors that were investigated in this research, although they are at different levels of influence, but they are related to each other. This model has identified the factors affecting the implementation of knowledge management in the studied company and discovered the relationships between these factors and leveled them. According to this model, it is suggested to apply the findings of this research and use them in the real work situation, to increase the participation in knowledge affairs and knowledge-building activities in the company, and the company managers to create solutions for Create participation opportunities for all employees. Also, the leaders of the organization, by strengthening the spirit and culture of trust in the organization, create the ground for creating a fluid flow of knowledge and knowledge sharing among different departments of the company, and for this they can use appropriate and up-to-date technological infrastructures. It is also suggested to act in a centralized way in maintaining and producing knowledge content in different work environments so that repetitions and rework can be avoided and previous experiences can be used to solve future problems; In other words, "testing the tested is a mistake, and this will not be achieved without focusing on the creation and access to knowledge treasures.
Knowledge Management
jalal qasemian; Iraj Radad
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Purpose: The present age is the age of rapid change of knowledge and organizations, in order to survive, must continuously collect appropriate data from external and internal environment and convert them to knowledge. Under such circumstances, knowledge, a valuable asset and strategic resource, has replaced ...
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Purpose: The present age is the age of rapid change of knowledge and organizations, in order to survive, must continuously collect appropriate data from external and internal environment and convert them to knowledge. Under such circumstances, knowledge, a valuable asset and strategic resource, has replaced capital and energy, and is a staple for sustaining life in dynamic and innovative organizations, and is the key to the success of organizations in global competition. Knowledge management is one of the tools that can help organizations achieve these goals. In addition, knowledge management provides the best solutions for developing, nurturing and utilizing personal knowledge and transforming it into organizational knowledge, as well as helping people to share and apply this organizational knowledge to improve organizational performance. Therefore, given the importance of the issue in large organizations, the existence of a knowledge management system is crucial. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the status of knowledge management implementation in the Islamic Revolution Documentation Center. Methodology: The purpose of this study is an applied one that is a descriptive survey. The research population consisted of all managers and experts of the Islamic Revolution Documentation Center (80 people) who were not selected due to the limitations of the sampling population. The data gathering tool was Bucowitz & William 1999 Knowledge Management Questionnaire (Moghimi, 2011). Its face validity was confirmed by expert opinion and Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.82) was used for its reliability. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Findings showed that the mean score of seven dimensions of knowledge management implementation including high level knowledge (3.824 out of 5), high knowledge utilization (3.796), high learning knowledge (8.48), 3) High knowledge sharing (3.716), High knowledge sharing (3.830), High knowledge creation (3.808) and High knowledge removal (3.829), is. Overall, the mean obtained from the various stages in knowledge implementation was highly evaluated (3.807). The findings also showed that there is a significant difference between the managers 'and experts' viewpoints about the role of knowledge management on the development of services and efficiency as well as on the elements of knowledge management implementation. Conclusion: The results showed that the factors of finding, applying, learning, sharing, evaluating, creating / maintaining and deleting knowledge influence the implementation of knowledge management. The results showed that the knowledge management status based on this model is above average in the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Documentation Center and is in good condition. This reflects the attention of managers and experts to the importance and value of knowledge and its sharing and the attention to knowledge management programs. Among the seven factors studied, the mean of knowledge learning was higher than other factors. Also, among other factors, the knowledge sharing factor, which is the center of gravity of KM programs, although in a relatively good condition, but has the lowest average of all other factors. Therefore, increasing managers' attention to culture in this area through material incentives (salary increases, job promotion) and non-material incentives (encouragement, respect) and support for knowledge sharing management reinforces this factor in the Islamic Revolutionary Documents Center of Tehran. In other words, if existing cultural patterns are not appropriate, in spite of the efforts and goodwill of individuals to share knowledge, the knowledge that is transferred will be very low. On the other hand, the findings of the present study indicate that given the increasing importance of knowledge in organizations such as centers. Documents, knowledge management, will be a very useful tool to take advantage of it. If employees and managers as human capital believe that the implementation of KM helps to effectively maintain and maintain jobs, personal development and career development, as well as the use of new tools and knowledge processes as structural capital, capital enhancement Thought will become a reality. The Islamic Revolution Documentation Center of Tehran can make the best use of the knowledge of librarians and experts, the information and knowledge available in the organizational repositories, improve its service delivery and meet the information needs of its researchers and users.
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Background and Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the status of knowledge sharing to determine the attitude of librarians towards knowledge sharing, to identify the potential barriers and to put forward effective solutions to improve the knowledge sharing in the public libraries of Kermanshah ...
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Background and Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the status of knowledge sharing to determine the attitude of librarians towards knowledge sharing, to identify the potential barriers and to put forward effective solutions to improve the knowledge sharing in the public libraries of Kermanshah province.
Methodology: This study is as an applied study which has been carried out using survey method. It is also a quantitative study in terms of the type of data. For data collection, there was used a standardized questionnaire prepared by Chung, Yoon and John (2014). The research populations of the study included the librarians and managers of public libraries of Kermanshah province. In 2016, 69 public libraries with 181 librarians and managers have been active in public libraries. Based on Cochran formula, there are 123 samples in this study. It is worth mentioning that, in order to ensure about returning the questionnaires, there were distributed more questionnaires than needed (135); however all the questionnaires were returned. Data analysis was done in two parts of data description and inferential analysis using SPSS software.
Findings: The results showed that gender, marital status, major of study (except for the component of strategies of knowledge exchange improvement), education level, age and employment background of librarians have not been effective on the process of knowledge sharing and knowledge exchange in the public libraries of Kermanshah Province. Employment background is effective on the process of acquiring knowledge and strategies of knowledge exchange improvement; also, the librarians’ major of study is effective on the strategies of knowledge exchange improvement in the public libraries of Kermanshah Province. The city of employment has no effect on the process of knowledge sharing, but on the barriers of knowledge sharing instead. Regarding the different ways of knowledge exchange, the results showed that about 80 percent of librarians have reported informational and communicational technologies; about 54 percent, meeting with colleagues; 43 percent, social networks; about 24 percent, counseling method; about 15 percent, seminars or workshops and 0.7 percent have reported storytelling as the most common ways of knowledge exchange. 35.6 percent of librarians have used only one of the instruments of knowledge exchange; 26.7 percent have used two options; 25.9 percent, three options; 11.1 percent, four options and 0.7 percent of the librarians have used five options for knowledge exchange. Of the librarians who have used informational and communicational technologies for knowledge exchange, 45.2 percent have used telephone; 32.6 percent, e-mail; 23.7 percent, electronic discussion groups; 14.08 percent, weblogs and 14.08 percent have used the organization’s portal for knowledge exchange. The librarians have reported the followings as the main obstacles in the way of knowledge sharing: lack of a true rewarding system, lack of a system to introduce the individuals requiring knowledge sharing, also the weak verbal and written communications as well as weakness in interpersonal skills. From the view point of the librarians of Kermanshah province, the role of technology in the improvement of knowledge exchange and using newsletters and similar instruments in knowledge sharing are among the most significant strategies in promotion of knowledge exchange.
Discussion: The librarians have reported informational technology, meeting colleagues, social networks, consulting method, workshop and storytelling as the most common ways of knowledge exchange. They have also listed the followings as the most important barriers in the way of knowledge exchange: lack of a true rewarding system, lack of a system to introduce people who need knowledge exchange, weak oral and written interactions and weakness of internal skills. From the view point of the librarians, the role of technology in the improvement of knowledge exchange and using newsletters and similar instruments in knowledge sharing are among the most significant strategies in promotion of knowledge exchange.
asgar akbari; fatemeh nooshnfard; nadjla hriri
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Background and Objectives: Knowledge management is a planned and structured view of creating, sharing and storing knowledge as an organizational asset that is designed to enhance the ability, speed and effectiveness of an organization to deliver products or services to customers in line with business ...
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Background and Objectives: Knowledge management is a planned and structured view of creating, sharing and storing knowledge as an organizational asset that is designed to enhance the ability, speed and effectiveness of an organization to deliver products or services to customers in line with business strategy. But the barriers to knowledge flow usually create barriers that lead to temporary constraints, lack of motivation, lack of awareness, and lack of coordination among departments, which in turn impose a heavy cost on the organization, so the main purpose of this study was to rank university libraries. Based on the maturity model of knowledge management to utilize the services of libraries in knowledge management.
Methodology: The present study is a qualitative and quantitative combination. The statistical population consisted of 18 experts in the qualitative section and 184 in the central libraries of the university in the first phase and 35 faculty members in the second group of information science in the first stage. . Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire.
Findings: In evaluating the importance of Friedman test for knowledge flow dimensions with other dimensions of knowledge flow, mean rating of management factors was 5.72, knowledge source dimension 5.17, organizational factors 4.67, time factors 4.37, communication channel factors 4.22, individual factors 4.21, technical factors 3.92 and knowledge features dimension 3.72 which have the lowest rank and least importance among the different dimensions of knowledge flow. In this test, chi-square statistic value was calculated 97.55 and significance level was 0.000. Since the level of significance is smaller than the alpha value (P <0.05), the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference between the dimensions of knowledge rejection flow and its opposite assumption is confirmed. This means that there is a statistically significant difference between the dimensions of knowledge flow. Also, ranking libraries with maturity levels of knowledge management showed that at developmental level, at the level of individual and managerial factors, at the level of standardization, at the level of knowledge features and communication channels, at the optimization level, at the knowledge source dimension, and at the innovation level, at the organizational factors dimension. Time factors have obstacles. For the knowledge features and communication channels, the standardization stage is more tangible than the stages of knowledge flow. For the source of knowledge, organizational and technical factors are the most hindrances in the fourth level of optimization. For managerial and individual factors, the second level, development, is more tangible for this obstacle. For time factors, innovation is recognized as the most important obstacle. Overall, the results show that innovation is the most tangible step in the whole process.
Discussion: Academic libraries as organizations, based on the steps of the knowledge management cycle, which include knowledge creation, knowledge gathering, knowledge sharing, knowledge access and use of knowledge, have an important role to play in knowledge management. The current status of the library compared to the maturity levels of KM showed that barriers to knowledge flow factors other than start level, development level, standardization level, optimization level and level of innovation have barriers. These barriers at the level of innovation, the level of exploitation, are the output of knowledge management and the ability to manage and lead an organization. If libraries are effectively managed to overcome the barriers at this level, their output will be desirable. Ineffective management and leadership have the most unsuccessful role in managing libraries. It should be kept in mind that organization leadership is a key pillar of knowledge management, so it should be clear to managers how and where to manage knowledge, because if the management of the organization does not seriously support knowledge management in any way, any ineffective effort will be made. Will be. Of course, not all the barriers to knowledge flow factors can be removed at once, or an implementation plan can be designed for all of them, as there are certainly barriers to organizational life and various factors. So, to get rid of them, you need all the attention. Therefore, although the emphasis on the role of managerial factors is more than other factors, the role of other factors such as organizational factors, human factors, technical factors, temporal factors, communication channel factors should not be overlooked. The present study identifies the bottlenecks and levels of barriers at each level of knowledge management levels in academic libraries. Specifies the factors and indicators needed for each step for the next step. This is a great help for managers to use it to remove the barriers to knowledge management.
Mansor Kohi Rostami; Mohsen Haji Zeinolabedini; Negar Moori Bakhtyari
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Background and Objectives: The benefits of using knowledge management have led many organizations, including public libraries, to make efforts to implement this process; but initial efforts in most libraries face the major challenge that, despite the investment in knowledge management, the expansion ...
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Background and Objectives: The benefits of using knowledge management have led many organizations, including public libraries, to make efforts to implement this process; but initial efforts in most libraries face the major challenge that, despite the investment in knowledge management, the expansion of the use of its applications is slowly occurring. The main reason for this problem is the low level of library's readiness for the adoption and use of knowledge management. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the extent of this readiness to find ways to help the successful establishment of knowledge management in the organization. The successful implementation of knowledge management in various organizations, including public libraries, requires factors that can regulate all library activities. Success in implementing KM requires that by assessing the status quo in terms of culture and human factor, information technology, structure and processes, we should be aware of the readiness of the library for the successful use of knowledge management. The research focuses on two cultural and human factors, namely social capital and organizational culture, because of the limited scope of research. Therefore, in designing the proposed research, social capital variables as independent variable; Organizational Culture variable as intermediary variable and knowledge management are dependent on variables. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of social capital of librarians of public libraries in Khuzestan Province through the mediation of organizational culture on knowledge management.
Methodology: The research method is survey. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and partial least squares method were used to test the hypotheses and model fitness. The population of the study is 380 librarians of general libraries in Khuzestan province. According to Morgan table, 181 people participated as a sample in research. T test, independent t, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation analysis was used.
Findings: All coefficients of factor loads are higher than 0.4, so the model has acceptable reliability measurement. Cronbach's alpha and CR are above 0.7 and all AVE values are higher than 0.5. Therefore, it can be said that the model has a desirable reliability. The statistical significance of the variables of social capital and organizational culture is equal to 68.84 and greater than (2.58), indicating that the relationship between these variables is significant at the level of confidence (99%). Also, the path coefficient between these two variables is equal to (0.867) which shows the effect of the social capital variable on organizational culture and indicates the significance of the first hypothesis of research based on the impact of social capital on organizational culture. Regarding the second hypothesis, the path coefficient between social capital and knowledge management variables is equal to 145.1 and its significance is 2.755, which indicates the significance of the effect of this variable at 95% level, and the third hypothesis of the research is confirmed on this basis. The path coefficient between the organizational culture and knowledge management variables is 0.783, which confirms the significance statistic of 15.86 (greater than 2.58) of the third hypothesis of the research that influences the organizational culture on knowledge management. Also, the results of the t-sobel test show that organizational culture has a mediating role in the relationship between social capital and knowledge management.
Discussion: The results of this study showed that social capital has a positive and direct effect on the establishment of knowledge management in public libraries of Khuzestan province. As we expected, there was a positive relationship between social capital and the degree of organizational readiness for the establishment of knowledge management, since, as Nahapit and Ghoshal (1998) state, social capital for the development and distribution of knowledge in Organizations are essential. The results showed that organizational culture has a direct positive effect on knowledge management. Culture is an essential element in both the establishment and continuation of the establishment of knowledge management systems. Therefore, organizational culture as the main personality and basic structure of the organization plays an effective role in establishing a knowledge management system, and the organization must first focus on organizational culture in order to effectively manage the knowledge of the employees and promote it throughout the organization. The result of testing the research hypotheses shows that there is a significant positive relationship between the two main concepts of research: organizational culture and social capital, which means as one increases, so does the other. Regarding the effect of the variables that make up social capital in organizational culture, it seems that if the managers of public libraries of Khuzestan Province are to increase the abovementioned factors, While strengthening the organizational culture in the mentioned centers, they can build a suitable platform for creating a common agreement that this factor can help establishing better knowledge management.
Knowledge Management
asghar zamani
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Background and Objectives: In today’s knowledge society, it is vital to use the experiences gained by directors and chancellors of organizations and their experts for Succession and educating new directors. But unfortunately, in higher education and especially in research centers and institutes, ...
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Background and Objectives: In today’s knowledge society, it is vital to use the experiences gained by directors and chancellors of organizations and their experts for Succession and educating new directors. But unfortunately, in higher education and especially in research centers and institutes, despite the important role of experience, it is neglected to document experiences and the tacit knowledge inherent in experiences for several reasons such as: lack of culture of writing, vagueness of the concept of organizational experience, lack of a proper method for documentation and sharing it, and lack of legal and supportive infrastructure. Accordingly, efforts should be made to extract accumulated knowledge in the minds of Chancellors and deputies of research centers and institutes, by documentation of experiences, so it will be possible to share knowledge and experience among new Chancellors and deputies. Therefore, the knowledge stored in research centers and institutes become a permanent usable resource. Based on this, the study by examining the status of organizational experiences documentation of Chancellors and deputies of research centers and institutes, develop a model for this important issue.The purpose of this study was to identify the status of documenting the organizational experiences of research institutes and centers, using mixed-method. Methodology: This research is developmental and applied research. In this research, according to the subject and nature of the research, the research method was mixed method and exploratory. In qualitative section, interview was used for data gathering. The questions of interview selected through literature review and consultation with some experts. It is notable that the interviews were semi-structured. Participants in qualitative section were experienced experts (Chancellors and deputies of research centers and institutes), theoretical experts (experts in the field of higher education), and experts in the field of experiences documentation. Some participants were experts in two or three fields of expertise. After implementing the interviews, an open coding method was used to analyze the qualitative data. Then, by calculating the reliability and validity, based on the gathered data, a questionnaire was developed. In the next phase, validity and reliability (by calculating Cronbach’s alpha) of questionnaire were confirmed and the questionnaire sent to the statistical population of the study (including all Chancellors and deputies, Heads of Offices of Chancellors and deputies, and Heads of Public Relations in research centers and institutes affiliated by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Research). Also, in quantitative phase, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze the collected data. Findings: The results indicated that men had more positive attitude toward documenting their experiences than women, and the attitude of those with more than 10 years of service experience was better than those with less than 10 years of service. The existing status of research institutes was also negative in terms of documenting the experience in the true sense, but documenting approvals and consultations based on experiences in council meetings was partly done. Concerning the sharing of tacit knowledge and experiences is also the central focus of the individual factors of the members of research institutes to share organizational knowledge and experience with colleagues. Internal and external factors play a supporting role in the sharing of tacit knowledge and experience, and faculty member is the ultimate decision-maker in tacit knowledge sharing based on his or her own knowledge abilities and individual and personality factors. Discussion: According to the results, if Ministry of Science, Research and Technology would like to document organizational experiences, and to avoid trial and error at research institutions, it is suggested that the real will for documentation of experiences be developed in Higher Education Directors. Also, policy and legal and judicial issues in this regard be developed. The issue be emphasized at the summit of heads of universities and research institutes. The Ministry of Science send an announcement and call for documentation of organizational and management documentation; however, due to the issues such as university autonomy and academic features, it cannot be treated in a cohesive manner. Also, it is suggested that the Ministry of Science establish the necessity for policy and supportive, legal and legal infrastructure, and, if necessary, requests it from the three branches of the powers and takes the necessary approvals. It is suggested that the issue of documentation of organizational experience be included in the appointment of all chancellors of research institutions. Through the Board of Trustees, the subject of documentation of organizational experiences be cited as mission or vision. Finally, it is suggested to set up supportive and incentive laws (such as financial or spiritual, promotion laws, etc.) to support documentary makers and users of experiences.
Behjat Taheri; Leyla Hoseini; Asefeh Hadadpour
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Background and Objectives: Since Isfahan University of Medical Sciences is an educational and therapeutic organization and so far no study has been done on the status of the necessary infrastructures for the establishment of knowledge management, this study aims to investigate the status of the components ...
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Background and Objectives: Since Isfahan University of Medical Sciences is an educational and therapeutic organization and so far no study has been done on the status of the necessary infrastructures for the establishment of knowledge management, this study aims to investigate the status of the components of organizational culture, information technology, Human Resources and Organizational Structure to Establish Knowledge Management in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methodology: This research was a descriptive survey and the statistical population consisted of all experts working in the staff of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Morgan table was used to determine the sample size and the sample size was 313 people. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 4 domains and 35 questions which was used in the Likert scale. The reliability of the questionnaire was also obtained using Cronbach's alpha 0.9. For data analysis, SPSS statistical software was used. Findings: Data analysis showed that total mean component of organizational culture (2.69±0.80) with an average assumptions (3) showed that the components of the corporate culture at the University of Medical Sciences to establish knowledge management is not in good condition. Based on the average of the hypothetical 3 and the average total organizational structure components (2.85± 0.75) Isfahan University of Medical Sciences status of this component is to establish the right knowledge management. The total mean component of human resources (2.82 ± 0.79) with an average assumptions (3) that is not desirable component of human resources for implementing knowledge management in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Investigating the relationship between age and the components of organizational culture, human resources and information technology also showed that none of the components except organizational culture (p <0.05) have any relation with age. In addition, Spearman test showed that this variable was not correlated with any of the studied components (p <0.05). Discussion: According to the research objectives, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences does not have the appropriate infrastructure for knowledge management deployment and organizational culture is less favorable than other infrastructures. Given that these infrastructures are the foundation, the backbone, and indeed the driving forces behind the success of deploying knowledge management in organizations, there are significant improvements to be made to the myriad of knowledge management benefits such as opportunities for substantial savings. Focusing on the performance of individuals, enhancing collaboration, improving staff skills, making better decisions, enhancing innovation and improving the quality of service delivery by streamlining knowledge and distributing it appropriately across different sectors of the organization, managers and programs need to be strengthened. University of Medical Sciences spillovers special attention Findings and strategies to be adopted for this purpose because of the conditions of implementation of knowledge management projects will be faced with a high probability of failure.
leila Namdarian; farhad shirani; Teimour Marjani
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Background and Objectives: In the era of knowledge-based economy, most of large firms in the private sector are actively following; acknowledging, and implementing knowledge management techniques and instruments in order to reach competitive advantage, guarantees their survival and qualification. Knowledge ...
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Background and Objectives: In the era of knowledge-based economy, most of large firms in the private sector are actively following; acknowledging, and implementing knowledge management techniques and instruments in order to reach competitive advantage, guarantees their survival and qualification. Knowledge management can foster the effectiveness and competitiveness of the government in the growingly changing environment. The public sectors and NGOs should face these challenges and take advantage of the opportunities resulting from globalization, knowledge-based economy and ICT development. However, lack of awareness of knowledge management is evident in the public sector. This might hinder the effective implementation of management actions in organizations for improving their performance. However, some public organizations have embraced the significance of knowledge management and offering services to the public and included knowledge management in their agenda. In Iran, the policy documents have highlighted knowledge management in the public sector. However, it is still an emerging area. Scrutinizing the experiences of various countries considering knowledge management in the public sector can highly contribute to its development in Iran. Hence, the current study primarily aimed to identify the factors contributing to the establishment of knowledge management in the public sector based on reviewing and exploring the knowledge management experiences in the public sector in various countries. To this end, the major research question was “What are the most important factors which should be considered for establishing knowledge management in the public sector?” Methodology: Taking into account that most knowledge management actions are included in research and development policies, to answer the research question, the nation-wide studies were divided into three categories, High R & D, Moderate R & D, and Low R & D according to the categorization presented by the European Union in 2007. As a result, such criteria as geographical location, percentage of R & D gross expenditures in GDP, their strategic importance, knowledge-based economy, and access to their information were taken into account in order to choose the countries for three R & D categories.In high R & D and with R & D budget over than 2.4% GDP, 6 countries were chosen from three groups including 3 countries from Europe (Swiss, Germany, and Austria), 2 countries from America (Canada, The United States), and 1 country from Asia (Korea),In moderate R & D and with R & D budget between 1.5% and 2.4% GDP, 2 countries were chosen from two groups including 1 country from Europe (England), and 1 country from Asia (China).In low R & D and with R & D budget less than 1.5% GDP, 4 countries were chosen from one group including 4 countries from Asia (India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Iran).The current study adopted a comparative qualitative approach and used framework analysis method. Having received the key concepts and ideas related to the research purposes, the researchers categorized them in a thematic framework. In order to form an analytical framework, the researchers used a continuous analysis for the qualitative data (coding summaries). Then, the experiences of the aforementioned countries were reviewed several times in order to discover the common meanings and patterns among their actions considering knowledge management. Afterwards, the actions related to knowledge management in the public sector were assigned codes and thereby, preliminary codes formed. Then, symmetrical codes were organized in the relevant thematic frameworks. The researchers finally defined, revised and analyzed the themes. Findings: According to the research findings, the most important components of knowledge management establishment in the public and governmental sectors are human resources and training, technological infrastructure, organizational culture, learning and innovation, and organizational structure. Discussion: According to the findings, those knowledge management dimensions which should be considered in the public sector were as follows: • Human resources and education- one of the most important components of knowledge management is human resources since it mainly relies on individuals’ tendency to share and reuse knowledge. • Technological substructures- establishing and using internal and external networks efficiently are important actions which should be considered by organizations. However, using internal and external networks can contribute to knowledge management when they are intended to serve this purpose. Otherwise, they would not be effective. • Organizational and leadership culture- sharing knowledge is not a natural action in public organizations and requires changing the individuals’ mental model. In order to change individuals’ attitudes and overcoming obstacles, knowledge sharing culture should be developed. • Learning and innovation- knowledge management plays a vital role in supporting organizational learning since effective sharing would facilitate collective wisdom. Moreover, there is a strong positive relationship between knowledge management, its human dimension and innovation. • Organizational structure- The structure of the public organization is traditional and entails numerous hierarchies. The term “silo” is probably the best choice for describing this structure. It mismatches the requirements of knowledge management. In other words, knowledge management requires an effective structure that is a motivating and productive structure.
Mohammad Javad Ershadi; Reza Rajabali Beglou; Ehsan Najafi Arab
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Background and Objectives: One of the tools for improving and managing teachers' knowledge is using training and holding training courses. Understanding the importance and necessity of training and professional development of human resources becomes clear when we believe in the fact that the development ...
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Background and Objectives: One of the tools for improving and managing teachers' knowledge is using training and holding training courses. Understanding the importance and necessity of training and professional development of human resources becomes clear when we believe in the fact that the development of a country depends on the training of quality, qualified and up-to-date human resources with scientific information and scientific capabilities. In this paper, tried to study relationship among different dimensions of knowledge management and the role of this dimensions in improvement of teachers’ performance participating in educational courses. Dimensions of knowledge management such as the composition, distribution, maintenance and development of knowledge will help teachers prepare for the dynamics of macro-societal conditions in various cultural, economic, political and other field and have greater efficiency and effectiveness in the long time. The general purpose of this study is, investigate the relationship between different dimensions of knowledge management and the role of these dimensions in improving the performance of teachers participating in training courses. The specific objectives of this study were to determine the relationship between knowledge combinations and the efficiency, relationship between knowledge distribution and the efficiency, relationship between knowledge retention and the efficiency, and relationship between knowledge development and the efficiency of teachers participating in training courses. Methodology: This is an applied research in research categories based on goals. Survey data from questionnaire gathered from teachers in two, four, six & twelve restricts of Tehran province including different points based on geographical restrictions. Research variable comprises knowledge management including four components of knowledge development, knowledge preservation, knowledge distribution and knowledge combination; and teachers’ performance variables includes capabilities and skills of the teachers. Pearson and multivariate & step by step regression are the most important techniques of analysis in this research. The questionnaire had 33 questions that measure seven questions of knowledge composition, six questions of knowledge distribution, seven questions of knowledge retention, and thirteen questions of knowledge development. The questions measured on a five-point Likert scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Findings: The findings of study showed that there were significant relationship among dimensions of knowledge flow and barriers to knowledge flow and ranking with the maturity of knowledge management at the development level. Furthermore, relationship between dimension of managerial and individual factors at standardization level, as well as dimension of knowledge features and communication channels, optimization level, knowledge source dimension and at the level of innovation were significant. It should note that there were obstacles in the dimension of organizational factors and time factors. In addition, libraries profited from sustainable measures in the early stages of knowledge management maturity, but had more difficulties in the innovation stage than in the other stages. In other the words, findings showed that the relationship among knowledge combination, knowledge distribution, knowledge preservation and knowledge development dimensions and teachers’ development & improvement were all significant. The results depicted that knowledge preservation, knowledge distribution, knowledge combination and knowledge development had the highest importance in teachers’ performance. Totally, these variables are able to predict 49.5 percent of the changes in teachers’ capabilities. In addition, the regression’s results indicated that knowledge preservation, knowledge improvement, knowledge distribution and knowledge combination were the most important factors in the teachers’ skills. These variables can predict 48.8 percent of overall changes in teachers’ skills. According to Analytic Network Process (ANP) structure, and among knowledge management dimensions, knowledge combination allocated the highest weight in the effectiveness of teachers’ educational courses, and knowledge distribution, knowledge preservation and knowledge development followed respectively. Discussion: In the present study, researchers tried to investigate the relationship between the dimensions of knowledge management and teacher training courses. Providing appropriate facilities based on knowledge management in order to share knowledge among different teachers have significant impact on the final performance of teachers participating in different courses. Knowledge development, as the fourth dimension of knowledge management affects the performance of teachers participating in training courses. In the other words, providing empowerment to teachers in a way that allows them to generalize their training courses in different areas greatly increase teacher productivity. Assigning the task of knowledge acquisition from foreign sources to one of the teachers in different educational areas in order to register knowledge and experience, developing new knowledge base for educational courses, storing, selecting and organizing experiences from trainings and using encouragement and motivation systems to develop knowledge considered as the most important results of this research.
Hanieh Zare; Saeideh Ebrahimi; Abdolrasool Jowkar
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Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the role of knowledge management components in corporate entrepreneurship of information science specialists, employed in shiraz university libraries.Methodology: The used tools of the study include KM questionnaire of Nayyer (1390) and the CE questionnaire ...
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Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the role of knowledge management components in corporate entrepreneurship of information science specialists, employed in shiraz university libraries.Methodology: The used tools of the study include KM questionnaire of Nayyer (1390) and the CE questionnaire of Hooman (1381). Stability alpha coefficient of Cronbach was used to measure internal parallelism of KM and CE questionnaires, which gained 0/89 and 0/92, respectively. The studied society includes the librarians, employed in shiraz university libraries (87 people).Findings: Results indicated, among the components of KM, components "people", "process" and "culture" had a significant and positive relationship with corporate entrepreneurship, but between the component of the "Technology" with corporate entrepreneurship, there was no significant relationship. Conclusions: Libraries need to implement knowledge management and utilization of its intellectual capital, In creating entrepreneurship in the over time that, depends on the knowledge exchange process. In this way the most important factor of corporate entrepreneurship achievement effective management of knowledge in the organization. In other words, knowledge management in libraries could be considered as the bedrock of corporate entrepreneurship.
Ali Biranvand; Mohammad Hassan Seif; Zohreh Cheraghi
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Purpose: The present research aimed to develop an interpretive structural model of the barriers to knowledge commercialization (KC) in Payame Noor University (PNU) of Iran.Method: The present research is an applied research of mixed-method types in terms of objectives and it is conducted based on confirmatory ...
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Purpose: The present research aimed to develop an interpretive structural model of the barriers to knowledge commercialization (KC) in Payame Noor University (PNU) of Iran.Method: The present research is an applied research of mixed-method types in terms of objectives and it is conducted based on confirmatory factor analysis. Fuzzy Delphi method was used for validation and variable screening, and barriers to KC were prioritized using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Moreover, fuzzy DEMATEL technique and interpretive structural modeling were used for the identification and development of a model for the relationship between variables. The research community was experts of KC at PNU and given the research approach, 30 people were selected among them based on purposive sampling.Findings: Given the amount of effectiveness and affectability of the variables in the interpretive structural model, the variables such as weak legal framework for supporting idea people at the university, inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the rules and regulations for commercialization, lack of regulation for the apportionment of financial gain from commercialization among scholars, lack of skilled and expert human resources, lack of financial resources and facilities for commercialization of research results, and the weakness in the mutual recognition between university and industry, are the most affectable; they are in fact the dependent variables of the model.
faraborz doroudi; majid abasi
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Purpose: Since the Knowledge management is a systematic and deliberate attempt to develop, promote, and apply existing knowledge in organizations to create positive value for success and achieving goals, The purpose of this study is to investigate the application of knowledge management criteria to improve ...
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Purpose: Since the Knowledge management is a systematic and deliberate attempt to develop, promote, and apply existing knowledge in organizations to create positive value for success and achieving goals, The purpose of this study is to investigate the application of knowledge management criteria to improve the quality of information services in public libraries in Kerman Province. Methodology: This study is a survey research and of course, library approach has been used as well. Data were collected randomly by distributing 144 questionnaires among public libraries employees in Kerman province. Findings: Evaluation of Data analysis findings were presented using SPSS software. , knowledge management criteria, organizational culture, strategy, human resources, information technology, and direct and meaningful relationships with the quality of the public libraries and information services in the province. Conclusion: Using the criteria of knowledge management in public libraries, quality of the library information service are improved. In IT variables regression analysis, coefficient determination with 0.37 and coefficient determination with 0.30 have the greatest impact on the quality of library information services.
morteza Kokabi; fatemeh sabzizadeh; golamreza heidari
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Abstract: The purpose of the present survey is to study the status of knowledge documentation in SCU registrars from the registrars’ employees’ viewpoints in SCU. The research is a survey of a descriptive-analytical type. The questionnaires were distributed among 110 registrars’ employees ...
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Abstract: The purpose of the present survey is to study the status of knowledge documentation in SCU registrars from the registrars’ employees’ viewpoints in SCU. The research is a survey of a descriptive-analytical type. The questionnaires were distributed among 110 registrars’ employees in SCU. To analyze the data, some descriptive and inferential statistical tests were employed. Findings indicate that the documentation status is relatively desirable, and the employees’ awareness of documentation values is high. Based on employees’ viewpoints, five instructional, behavioral, technological, legal, and structural infrastructures and factors were found necessary for documentation. Transmission of employees' experiences to others before retirement, experienced registrars’ employees privilege of intellectual property rights, publication of a documented manual of knowledge and important actions performed in registrars, and the publication of employees’ documented knowledge in specialized periodicals or as books were among mechanisms identified to improve and develop the documentation system in registrars. Keywords: documentation, experienced employees, registrars’ employees, knowledge management, SCU
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Aim: This research aimed at the study of the concept of knowledge, identification of the important components of knowledge sharing and transformation, and the study of implementation of knowledge management in the Academy of Arts of the IRI based on the views of the staff members of this organization.Method: ...
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Aim: This research aimed at the study of the concept of knowledge, identification of the important components of knowledge sharing and transformation, and the study of implementation of knowledge management in the Academy of Arts of the IRI based on the views of the staff members of this organization.Method: This research is a descriptive kind based on a survey which is administered among 190 staff members employed in different departments of this academy. The data collection tool was a survey questionnaire that was devised and administered for the purpose of this research.Findings: Considering the present situation and conditions of the Academy of Arts of the IRI, KM can be implemented successfully provided that its organizational culture could change in line with KM implementation requirements. There are three kinds of knowledge current in the academy of which what is a little complicated to be managed is the 3rd kind which requires identification and examination of the concepts embedded in the art works.Keywords: knowledge in arts, knowledge management, implementation, Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Biranvand; Ahmad Shaabani; Morteza Mohammadi Ostani
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Purpose: The present paper aims to investigate factors affecting knowledge-sharing among Fars Province public libraries’ librarians in terms of combina-tion of models Social Exchange and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and introducing a model of predicting their behavior.Research Methodology: ...
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Purpose: The present paper aims to investigate factors affecting knowledge-sharing among Fars Province public libraries’ librarians in terms of combina-tion of models Social Exchange and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and introducing a model of predicting their behavior.Research Methodology: The research is of practical type, and questionnaire has been used as the data gathering tool. Content validity has been used in order to determine the measurement tool validity and Lisrel software pack-age has been used for data analysis. The statistical population of the research includes 180 librarians working in Fars Province’s public libraries and select-ed using stratified random sampling method.Results revealed that most of variable model Social Exchange and Technology Acceptance Model on knowledge-sharing are effect and a casual relationship. Education and consultation programs improve employees’ performance.These should be designed based on employees’ ability and type of activity. The technology-job proportionality provides the opportunity to make more use of a technology thus improving the user’s performance. Existence of mutual trust between the employees and the organization, on the other hand, causes both sides to tend more to make knowledge-sharing. Creation of positive mental thinking in employees’ minds has improved their mentality towards their activities and complexities of their use of knowledge-sharing system, at the same time, increasing job effectiveness and speed of doing duties. Conclusion: Considering the importance of knowledge-sharing as the most fundamental function and the most important challenge of knowledge man-agement, the current work presents a casual model for predicting the factors affecting knowledge-sharing in public libraries.
Fatemeh Pazooki; Mohsen Haji Zeinolabedini
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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the aspects of using RDA rules in institutional knowledge management process. Knowledge management includes the total procedures needed for management of organizational knowledge. Regarding the importance of information organization elements, this ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the aspects of using RDA rules in institutional knowledge management process. Knowledge management includes the total procedures needed for management of organizational knowledge. Regarding the importance of information organization elements, this research is to examine knowledge management category and consider the role of librarians and information science experts in knowledge management.
Methodology: In this research, the role and the function of the modern information organization rules on the promotion and optimization of the knowledge management process have been determined. Furthermore, the represented models at knowledge management cycles and the role of information organization (as an interface at this process) have been studied. Then, the effective descriptive elements on “Nonaka & Takeuchi” model have been identified as one of the prominent models at knowledge management through Resource Description and Access (RDA). Finally, the core elements related to the knowledge management process and the importance of the related concepts have been represented in order to be used at knowledge management cycle of the organization.
Findings: This study showed that organization concept exists in different knowledge management models and focusing on it could improve objective and operating aspects of this models. Also, it seems the RDA helps homogeneity, consistency and better institutional information retrieval in knowledge management process which will happen by using RDA in institutional knowledge repositories.
Mohamadhossein Ronaghi; Kamran Feyzi; Amin Asadpour
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Knowledge management (KM) is the process of capturing, developing, sharing, and effectively using organisational knowledge. It refers to a multi-disciplined approach to achieving organisational objectives by making the best use of knowledgeKnowledge has a vital role in achieving organizational goals. ...
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Knowledge management (KM) is the process of capturing, developing, sharing, and effectively using organisational knowledge. It refers to a multi-disciplined approach to achieving organisational objectives by making the best use of knowledgeKnowledge has a vital role in achieving organizational goals. Knowledge management is a competitive advantage in an organization. Uncertain phenomena can't measure by exact variable. Grey theory has been widely used to solve the uncertainty problems under the discrete data and incomplete information. This research is a descriptive survey. We have presented a new approach to knowledge management that examines the organizational knowledge by using grey system theory. To clarify this process System Group Company is taken as a case. The survey sample population consisted of 280 randomly taken employees and managers of System Group Company. Strategy, structure, employees-roles, information system, knowledge creation, knowledge transfer and availability as seven dimensions of knowledge management were evaluated by Grey theory. An important part of the results revealed knowledge transfer and employees need to attention in System Group Company.
mahdi moradi; zakiyeh marandi; iman mohseni
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Purpose: The present study attempted to investigate the relationship between the personal knowledge management and job performance of accountants, and tried to examine the role and influence level of personal knowledge management on the accountants’ job performance of different organizations.
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Purpose: The present study attempted to investigate the relationship between the personal knowledge management and job performance of accountants, and tried to examine the role and influence level of personal knowledge management on the accountants’ job performance of different organizations.
Methodology: This research is a descriptive and correlational study. The statistical population consisted of master- degree students in accounting at the Universities of Mashhad and the sample group consisted of 208 people. To collect the data, Dorsey’s personal knowledge management self-assessment questionnaire, and contextual and task performance researcher-made questionnaire were used. Also, for testing hypotheses, correlation analysis and linear regression was applied using SPSS software version 16.
Findings: The results of the study showed positive and significant relationship between personal knowledge management skill and two dimensions of accountants’ task and contextual job performance.
Conclusion: It is concluded that the efforts of universities and organizations to further enhance the knowledge of personal knowledge management is an important step in improving the quality of the services provided by the members of the accounting profession.
Maryam Parsaeian; Nosrat Riahinia
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Purpose: This research tried to explore and rank the critical success factors of knowledge management implementation in academic libraries in Yazd. Method: This analytical survey was conducted on the 60 librarians in Yazd academic libraries in 2013. The data was collected by a researcher-made questionnaire ...
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Purpose: This research tried to explore and rank the critical success factors of knowledge management implementation in academic libraries in Yazd. Method: This analytical survey was conducted on the 60 librarians in Yazd academic libraries in 2013. The data was collected by a researcher-made questionnaire of which the validity was confirmed by a group of specialists, and reliability was confirmed by Cronbach’s Alpha that was calculated to be 0.909. The status of critical factors in implementing of Knowledge Management was determined by means of a one-sample t test, and the priority of critical factors was determined by administration of the Friedman Test. Findings: among the critical factors considered in implementation of knowledge management, only two factors, namely organizational culture and technology, were in a good situation; also, from the point of view of affecting the implementation of knowledge management in academic libraries, these two factors proved to be in the first priority as well among all of the critical factors. Result: With respect to the importance of academic libraries in achieving the educational and research goals of universities, and the role of knowledge management in attaining these goals, the results gained did not prove to be satisfactory. This indicates the necessity of more serious consideration of the universities’ authorities regarding implementation of KM.
Mohammad Sadegh Rajaei; Mansoor Koohirostami; Abdolah Fazeli; Fatemeh Moghtadaei
Volume 6, Issue 14 , August 2015, , Pages 94-123
