Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc. Student, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran,

Abstract

The purpose of this study was the investigation of the relationship of knowledge conversion process with the innovation and creativity among the personnel of Amol Education office. The type of research was a descriptive correlational one. The statistical population of this study included all the 132 personnel of Amol Education office in which 101 one of them were selected as the sample using the Cochran's Formula and the simple random sampling method. The required data for the study were collected through two knowledge conversion process questionnaires consisting of 24 items in four components and a questionnaire of innovation and creativity with 12 items base on the five Likert-typed scales. The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by experts. The reliability of the questionnaires of knowledge conversion process and the innovation and creativity one were estimated as 0.91 and 0.92 respectively using the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient. For data analysis one sampled T-Tests, multivariate analysis of Variance, Pearson correlational and regression coefficients were used. The results showed that innovation, creativity and knowledge conversion process are all above average in Amol Education office. Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between the knowledge conversions process with innovation and creativity which is the only internalization that can predict innovation and creativity.

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