The Effect of Knowledge Management Components (Knowledge Sharing Capacity, Innovative Capacity and Absorption Capacity) on the Organizational Performance of Employees of Islamic Azad University, Roudhen Branch

Abstract

According to most of the world's successful managers, business knowledge is considered one of the most important assets of twenty-first century companies, whose optimal management improves the quality level of the organization. Knowledge management is a word that has become very common in the literature of management and business today, and those who work in this field know very well that behind this word there are many specialized fields that different researchers are working on and researching. They are. Experts in this field have stated several key factors for the successful implementation of knowledge management. The purpose of the current research is the impact of knowledge management components (knowledge sharing capacity, innovative capacity and absorption capacity) on organizational performance in the employees of Islamic Azad University, Roudhen Branch. The statistical population includes 243 people and the sample is 144 people from the employees of Islamic Azad University, Rodhan branch. The research method is descriptive and correlational. To measure knowledge management, the questionnaires of Su et al. (2007), Harley and Holt (1998) and Lyal Rodriguez (2005) were used. Also, the questionnaire of García Morales et al. (2008) was used to measure organizational performance. Data analysis was done with the help of regression test, path analysis and SmartPLS3.5 software. The results of structural equation model method showed that knowledge sharing capacity has a positive effect on performance. But innovative capacity does not have a positive effect on organizational performance, and absorption capacity has a positive effect on organizational performance.