The Effects of Knowledge Management Dimensions on Organizational Productivity: The Case of Tabriz Petrochemical Company
Subject Areas : Industrial Management
1 - Associate Professor, Department of Business Management, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
Keywords: Knowledge management, organizational productivity, Knowledge Management Style, Tabriz Petrochemicals,
Abstract :
This descriptive correlational study was undertaken with the purpose of examining the effect of knowledge management dimensions on organizational productivity. The research population comprised all employees at Tabriz Petrochemical Company who, according to existing figures, included 2,400 people in 2017. Based on Kukran formula, a sample of 331 employees was selected as the research participants. The research data were collected via two questionnaires and analyzed through inferential statistics, correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. The findings revealed that knowledge management dimensions including knowledge acquisition, storage, sharing and application had a positive and significant effect on organizational productivity in Tabriz Petrochemical Company. The coefficient of determination in the fitted model was found to be 0.8, indicated that the company’s organizational productivity, as the dependent variable, was significantly impacted not only by the knowledge management dimensions but also by the overall knowledge management. The findings emerging from this study urges the companies to take knowledge management into account as a means of enhancing productivity.
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Bowen, D. E., & Lawler, E. E. (1995). Empowering service employees . MITSloan management review, 33, 31-39
Chua, A.Y., & Banerjee, S. (2013). Gamification of Community Policing:Spam
SpamCombat. In International Conference on Active Medi Technology, 74-83
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Finger,M., & Brand,B. Silvia.(1999).The Concept of the Learning Organization Applied to the Translation of the Public Sector, London, Sage 130-156.
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