Comparing the role of mediator variable influential groups in intractions effect between knowledge aspect with power and politics struggle (studied: educational department of East azarbijhan Province )

Reza rasouli,¹ Skandar shirazi²

1) Assistant professor, faculty of publiv management, payamnoor universit
2) Assistant professor, faculty of publiv management, payamnoor universit

IOI Code : XYCG-AEAEC
Publication : international conference of Management Elites(icme.ir)
Abstract :
    This research was conducted in the Educational Department of East Azerbaijan province in Iran and aimed at examining the effect of knowledge management on power struggles. This applied study adopted a descriptive-survey design. The statistical population of this study contains all of the 1750 educational departments’ managers, supervisors and employees in East Azerbaijan province and multiple educational Districts in Tabriz. The stratified statistical sample of this study was selected by the category sampling method. Using the Cocrans formula 380 individuals were randomly selected as the final sample of the study. The required data was collected by a questionnaire and the Amos software was employed to analyze data. Pearson correlation coefficient was utilized to test the hypothesizes and path analysis was utilized for the model testing and assessing direct and indirect effect of the variables. The results of this study indicate that all of the components re-use of knowledge by others for similar needs, removal of the knowledge because of lack of credit change the shape of knowledge creation. It was also found that new knowledge and sharing tacit knowledge both affect power conflicts. The study also revealed that out of the aspects of knowledge, the re-use of knowledge has the highest factor loadings (factor analysis) and that sharing tacit knowledge has the lowest correlation coefficient as well as that out of the aspects of power, the Removable power resourse has the highest factor loadings (factor analysis) and Reduction of political appointees has the lowest correlation coefficient. Knowledge aspects was found to have a direct effect of 0/44 and an indirect effect of 0/57 on a power conflict through influential groups.

Keywords : knowledge management power conflicts influential groups knowledge aspects power aspect