The Feasibility of Implementing Knowledge Management (Pawlowsky Model) in Islamshahr Azad University
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Keywords: Feasibility Knowledge Knowledge Management Pawlowsky Model,
Abstract :
The present article aims to study the feasibility of implementing knowledge management as well as investigating the difference in views of scientific board members and personnel of Islamshahr Azad University. For this purpose, Pawlowsky model has been used to measure the dimensions and components of knowledge management, due to cultural consistency and identifiable evident dimensions with structures of Iran’s organizations. Measurement tool is a researcher-made questionnaire approved by 5 persons of scholars in field of management. Its validity was determined 95% through Cronbach’s alpha test, and it was implemented among scientific board members and personnel. Single sample T test was used for studying the feasibility of knowledge management implementation. According to the obtained results of subjects: there is not the possibility to implement the components of knowledge identification, knowledge generation, knowledge publication, knowledge integration, and knowledge transmission in 3 dimensions of organizational structure, information and communication technology, and human resources in Islamshahr Azad University. 2 groups average comparison test has been used for investigating the difference between views of scientific board members and personnel on necessary preparations to implement knowledge management system. The results show that there is not a significant difference between the views of scientific board members and personnel in any of dimensions and components. It was found by Freedman degree test with regarding to the goals of the research that there is difference between indexes in terms of preparation degree, and knowledge generation is more prepared rather than other indexes.