The role of research and development in realizing knowledge management of organizations (Case study in Khuzestan water and power authority)

Artadokht Asaf¹

1) Research expert, Khuzestan Water & Power Authority Co.

IOI Code : XKBA-AZEGZA
Publication : 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Engineering, Innovation and Technology - Belgium(eitconf.com/3rd)
Abstract :
    Nowadays, knowledge (skills, information, analytical abilities of employees) is considered as a valuable asset and capital in many organizations, especially service organizations.Every organization more or less benefits from knowledge reserves, which is partly in the minds of employees and the other part lies in organizational documents and procedures. The effective use of these knowledge assets makes environmental dynamics understandable for the organization and leads the organization towards greater effectiveness. This is especially important in government organizations that try to reduce current costs while maintaining their ability to respond to society. The establishment of a research and development office is an attempt to embed a formal structure with the aim of increasing innovation in a group. Research and development statistics are one of the important indicators of private and social investment in the innovation process. The importance of knowledge in R&D centers has made many scholars aware of the importance of knowledge management (KM) as an important tool for the innovation of these centers. According to Peter Drucker, 21st century organizations are not based on capital equipment or even technology, but on knowledge. Today, the criterion of success of organizations is the amount of knowledge, the ability to apply and use knowledge. In this research, we examine the role of research and development offices in identifying knowledge, creating knowledge, storing, sharing and applying knowledge, which all these processes lead to the knowledge cycle.

Keywords : research and development innovation knowledge management knowledge knowledge cycle