The Analysis of knowledge Management Characteristics for staff Performance Improvement. Case study: (Sepahan Manufacturing Equipment Company)

Subject Areas : Business Management

Zahra Alizadeh ¹ , Hossein Rezaei Dolatabadi ²

1 - -دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد، گروه مدیریت، واحدنجف‌آباد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، نجف‌آباد، ایران
2 - عضو هیات علمی و مدیر گروه مهندسی راهبرد دانش و فن آوری /استادیار، گروه مدیریت، واحد نجف‌آباد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، نجف‌آباد،ایران

Received: 2016-02-16 Accepted : 2016-07-27 Published : 2017-02-19

Keywords: Knowledge Management, Staff performance, Chan and Chao Model,

Abstract :

Nowadays, human admits that knowledge is an inseparable part of life in all pillars. Transferring, creating and using knowledge management caused creativity in staff and improved their innovation and performance. This study, analyzed the structural model of knowledge management features on improvement of staff performance in the Sepahan Manufacturing Equipment Company using Chan and Chao model. This was an applied study, and in terms of method it was descriptive-correlation. A questionnaire containing 61 questions was utilized in order to collect the data, and testing the hypothesis. The statistical population of this study included 160 people who were working in the Sepahan Manufacturing Equipment Company from 2014 to 2015, and using Cochrane's formula, the sample size was 114 people. Results showed that the effectiveness of the structural model of knowledge management features on staff performance improvement was significant. Moreover, conversion, technology and application had the most weight to organize knowledge management among other variables. Furthermore, the results showed that knowledge management features explained the 29% changes in staff performance. Hence, the Sepahan Manufacturing Equipment Company can help to survive and grow in the competitive area using in-service courses in order to more awareness of staff and managers in the field of knowledge and updated skills related to the technology

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