The study of relationship between organizational structure and strategic knowledge management in Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch

Abstract

The application of strategic knowledge management requires specific organization structure due to unique and particular characteristics of knowledge. In other words, by passing through industry age toward knowledge age, strategic knowledge management is considered by organizations dramatically and by considering this new competitive edge, universities should prepare an appropriate background for strategic knowledge management (encoding strategy and personalizing strategy). The primary purpose of this research is to find out whether there is a meaningful relationship between organizational structure (recognition, focus and complexity) and strategic knowledge management (codification strategy and personalization strategy) in Azad University, Kermanshah. Organizational structure is considered as independent variables and strategic knowledge management is dependent variables. When it comes to the purpose, present research is an applicable research and based on its nature and method, it is descriptive and survey research. Statistical society consists of university president, vise-president and dean of faculties of Azad University, Kermanshah; during a period of the first half of the year of 2011. Therefore, the sampling method is stratified sampling. Statistical society contains 60 people who are adjusted to 52 sample people by the use of Morgan table. Data collection tool is questionnaire structure questionnaire of Robbins and strategic knowledge management questionnaire of Carolina & ÁngelL. The results of the research show that there is a meaningful relationship between organizational structure and strategic knowledge management in Azad University, Kermanshah, according to codification and personalization strategy. Some suggestions are offered at the end of this research.

Investigating different cultural factors on establishment of knowledge management in educational organization

“…The other factors including management, knowledge measurement and change management were in lower levels of importance. Akbari et al (2012) discussed that implementation of strategic knowledge management need specific organization structure because of unique and particular characteristics of knowledge. In fact, by passing through industry age toward knowledge age, strategic knowledge management has been taken into account by organizations dramatically and by considering this new competitive edge, universities must prepare a suitable background for strategic knowledge management by encoding strategy and personalizing strategy.…”

“…In fact, by passing through industry age toward knowledge age, strategic knowledge management has been taken into account by organizations dramatically and by considering this new competitive edge, universities must prepare a suitable background for strategic knowledge management by encoding strategy and personalizing strategy. Akbari et al (2012) investigated whether there was a meaningful relationship between organizational structure, in terms of recognition, focus and complexity, and strategic knowledge management, in terms of codification strategy and personalization strategy, in Azad University, Kermanshah. In this survey, organizational structure was studied as independent variables and strategic knowledge management was taken into account as dependent variables.…”

An empirical study to investigate the effects of internal and external knowledge management on dynamic organizational skills through information technology tools

“…The other factors including management, knowledge measurement and change management were in lower levels of importance. Akbari et al (2012) explained strategic knowledge management as a necessity for some specific organization structure. Akbari et al (2012) studied whether there was any relationship between organizational structure, in terms of recognition, focus and complexity, and strategic knowledge management.…”

“…Akbari et al (2012) explained strategic knowledge management as a necessity for some specific organization structure. Akbari et al (2012) studied whether there was any relationship between organizational structure, in terms of recognition, focus and complexity, and strategic knowledge management. They demonstrated that there was a meaningful relationship between organizational structure and strategic knowledge management in their university case study.…”

A review on recent advances on knowledge management implementations

“…They determined the relationship between entrepreneurship and knowledge management components using structural equation modeling and reported that knowledge content was number one priority followed by knowledge tools and concept of knowledge. Akbari et al (2012) explained that implementation of strategic KM needs specific organization structure due to unique and particular characteristics of knowledge. Akbari et al (2012), in other survey, tried to find out whether there was any meaningful relationship between organizational structure, in terms of recognition, focus and complexity, and strategic knowledge management, in terms of codification strategy and personalization strategy, in a private University.…”