Investigating the relationship between knowledge management and employees’ effectiveness (case study: Jam petrochemical company of Asaluyeh)

Mohammad Heidari Raad¹ Serajaldin Mohebbi²

1) Master Degree Student, Department Of Management, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran
2) Faculty Members, Department Of Management, Qeshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran

IOI Code : XYCF-ADKZC
Publication : 2nd.International Congress on Management, Economy, Humanities and Business Development(icmba.ir)
Abstract :
    Knowledge management is a new thinking method about organization and means intellectual resources sharing for improvement of productivity and performance and reduction of the costs. The present study deals with determining the relation between knowledge management and employees’ effectiveness. Regarding the goal, it is an applied study and considering the methodology, it is a field survey. Two questionnaires were submitted to 385 employees of Jam petrochemical company of Asaluyeh. A 38-item questionnaire of knowledge management and a questionnaire of employees’ effectiveness with 20 items were used. Validity and reliability of the scale were evaluated by content validity and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient; respectively. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.92 for knowledge management questionnaire and 0.81 for employees’ effectiveness questionnaire. Data were analyzed by Pierson correlation and structural equation modeling. Results indicated that knowledge management had a 0.84 influence on employees’ effectiveness.

Keywords : knowledge management effectiveness structural equation technique pierson test