Comparssion of Knowledge Management and Information Technology in Males and Females

Subject Areas : Economy

حسین  Damghanian ¹ (Assistant professor, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran)
عظیم  Zaraei ² (Assistant professor, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran)
فرناز  Roozban ³ (M.A in MBA, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran)

Received: 2011-12-03 Accepted : 2012-01-31 Published : 2011-06-22

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Abstract :

The current study was intended to compare the knowledge management and information technology in male and female National Drilling Company employees. 169 employees were randomly selected as a sample via simple sampling procedure based on Morgan table. Knowledge Management Questionnaire and Information Technology Questionnaire were implemented as data source. The research was a descriptive- comparative type. To analyze the collected data Multiple Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was applied as main statistical method. The results indicated that there was a significant difference in knowledge management (F= 14.64, p≤ 0.0001) between male and female while the both groups were not differed significantly in information technology. The female employees gained a higher score mean than male in knowledge management.