Mediating effect of organizational learning in relationship between knowledge management with employee empowerment (Case Study: Markazi Province Education Department of staff)

Subject Areas : Public Policy In Administration

Ebrahim  Rahimi ¹ (PhD in Human Resource Management, Faculty member of Technical and vocational University, Lecturer of Payame Noor University of Markazi, Iran)
Najibeh  Abbasi Rostami ² (Master of business management, University of Isfahan, Iran)
Faranak  Safari Shad ³ (Ph.D Student of business management , Yazd University,Iran)
Mahdi  Nowrozi ⁴ (دکتری فلسفه تعلیم و تربیت، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اراک)

Received: 2017-01-10 Accepted : 2017-10-04 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: knowledge management, Knowledge sharing, transfer and integration of kn, Organizational Learning, Empowerment,

Abstract :

Background: empowering a very important and efficient ways to improve the performance of employees in the organization. Aim : This  study  aimed  at  evaluating  the effect  of  knowledge  management  on  empowerment  with regard to organizational learning  the  role  of  the  mediator. Method : This research is applied objective and the descriptive method of data collection. The population of this research, is Central Province Office of Education staff to 250 people. The sample size was determined by sample size formula 82. In order todata collection is used questionnaires Lawson,s (2003); Gomes et al. organizational learning (2005) and Spritzer and Mishra,s empowerment (1992). Construct  validity  and  cronbach's  alpha  coefficient  were used  for  assessing  the  validity  and  reliability  respectively.  To hypotheses test, structural equation modeling and Smart-PLS software were used.  findings :The results showed that knowledge management direct impact on the empowerment and organizational learning. The results also showe knowledge management is an indirect effect On empowerment through organizational learning. Conclusion: Based on these findings, managers can through knowledge management and organizational learning, provide staff empowerment.

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