The study aims to identify the knowledge management processes and their impact on the organizational performance in the Jordanian private universities, the impact of knowledge management on organizational performance was tested next. Finally, the quality assurance standard as a moderating variable was studied.The study was conducted on Jordanian private universities with a stratified proportionate random sample consisted of (334) faculty members. Questionnaires were distributed to the sample to collect the primary data needed to achieve the study goals.The results of testing hypothesis showed significant impact of knowledge management processes on the organizational performance, and showed significant impact of the quality assurance standards on improving the impact of knowledge management on the organizational performance, where the coefficient of determination increased from (72.7%) to (81.2%) when studying the impact of combined knowledge management processes on the organizational performance. The study recommended the followings:-Universities should seek to establish a formal specialize department to test creative ideas, and then create working groups within universities, and create an incentive system for creative achievements, in order to support the process of knowledge discovery.-Universities should strive to acquire, develop, and distribute knowledge through the help of international expertise to encourage academic activities that increase the level of knowledge sharing.-Universities should follow the scientific and practical quality assurance standards because they represent leading indicators of success toward outstanding performance.

This study aimed to shed the light on the role of Social Media usage in the innovative behavior through the recent information technology (IT) in the organizations specialized in the information and communication technology (ICT) field. The study population consisted of the ICT organizations operating in Jordan as affiliated with the Information and Communication Technology Association (INTAJ) amounting to 161 organization. The analysis unit consisted of the managers in the top and middle level. The study relied on the simple random sample; and it reached a number of conclusions the most important of which is that the perceptions by respondents of the independent variable Social Media Usage were medium; and the same applies to all its dimensions. The dependent variable Innovative Behavior was also medium, as well as all its dimensions. As for the mediator variable IT, the respondents' perceptions were high, along with all its dimensions. The study indicated that there is a statistically significant impact for the Social Media usage with its component on the innovative behavior. Also, it was found that a statistically significant impact for the Social Media usage with its component on the innovative behavior through the IT in the organizations operating in the ICT field in Jordan. These conclusions indicated that there is an opportunity for the ICT organizations to promote its innovative behavior through the Social Media usage. Based on the reached conclusions, the study concluded a set of recommendations the most important of which is that the awareness should be increased with respect to the capacities that are available due to the use of the Social Media as well as the advantages that can be utilized by the ICT organizations in Jordan through this use; the organization should well utilize the Social Media usage especially the Groups and Sharing by taking the necessary decision that lead to the activation of the Social Media role in the various phases of the innovative behavior; and the need for the organizations to direct the use of Social Media through the dissemination of a culture of innovation based on the use of Social Media.