Research Paper
Kamal Dorrani; Hashem adiban
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The present study is going to evaluate the relation between knowledge management processes and job performance of employees in university of Tehran. The research’s sample includes 105 employees of Tehran university (21 men and 84 women) using the random sampling and applying the Cochran formula. ...
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The present study is going to evaluate the relation between knowledge management processes and job performance of employees in university of Tehran. The research’s sample includes 105 employees of Tehran university (21 men and 84 women) using the random sampling and applying the Cochran formula. Besides, research’s data was gathered through performance appraisal checklist and knowledge management questionnaire. The analysis of information was done by using statistical methods (T -test, Anova , U Whitney, mean and Pearson correlation coefficient). The findings of the study showed that the status of knowledge management among employees is lower than the supposed mean and that the job performance is above average. Evaluation of knowledge management and job performance among demographic variables: gender, age, educational level and history of serving demonstrated that only the age with knowledge management and also age, sex with job performance showed a significant difference. The results of the correlation coefficient between the components of the knowledge management and those of job performance indicated that the only significant correlation was found between the components of knowledge acquisition and the components of job performance (task and context performance) and among other variables no significant correlation was discovered.
Research Paper
Mitra samiei
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2015, Pages 27-50
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the social media and their role in knowledge exchange between digital preservation experts based on the Honeycomb model for sharing scientific contents. Methodology: This was an analytical qualitative study that was conducted using the Delphi method through 15 open ...
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the social media and their role in knowledge exchange between digital preservation experts based on the Honeycomb model for sharing scientific contents. Methodology: This was an analytical qualitative study that was conducted using the Delphi method through 15 open questions among 20 experts who were members of a professional digital preservation group with different cultural backgrounds including libraries, museums, and archives. Findings: The findings indicated that 25% of the experts used Facebook; 22% used LinkedIn; 20% used Foursquare ; 15% used WIKIs; 10% used YouTube; and 8% used Twitter, while no one (0%) was familiar with Research Gate, which is a social network dedicated to professionals. Hundred percent of experts used Facebook for regular information updates and efficiency enhancement, 90% used Facebook and YouTube for obtaining information, 90% used Facebook and LinkedIn for scheduling meetings and networking, and 100% of experts used LinkedIn and Facebook for knowledge exchange and sharing. Ninety percent of experts considered intellectual deviation on Facebook and YouTube as the disadvantages of social media in scientific research, while 10% regarded time waste and low efficiency in YouTube and Twitter as the disadvantage of social media. The advantages of being your own boss (time management, democracy) with 100% on Facebook, access to society with 90% on LinkedIn and Facebook, and data recovery with 90% on Facebook were reported by the experts. Of the 7 blocks of the Honeycomb model, sharing was 100% in Facebook and LinkedIn, presence was 90% in Foursquare, identity, communication, groups, and chats were 90% in Facebook and LinkedIn, and reputation was 90% in LinkedIn. Conclusion: Our results showed that key components of the Honeycomb model for social media can be used in knowledge exchange between experts through obtaining information, exchanging information, sharing knowledge, updating information, and meeting and networking practices in various fields of science. They can also be applied to understand the interactive needs and how these needs change over time. Social media form an essential part of daily professional communication in scientific research in Iran. Among the social media investigated in this study, Facebook and LinkedIn were most widely used in the 7 key components of the Honeycomb model.
Research Paper
Fatemeh helaliyan motlagh; Mohammad Hassanzadeh
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2015, Pages 51-66
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of knowledge management and organizational innovation in human resources productivity. Methods: A descriptive survey research has been applied. Is applied. The study population comprised 300 employees of the South Pars Gas Complex. To collect the ...
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of knowledge management and organizational innovation in human resources productivity. Methods: A descriptive survey research has been applied. Is applied. The study population comprised 300 employees of the South Pars Gas Complex. To collect the data in this study, questionnaires were used. The content validity of questionnaires was reckoned based on the views of some experts (managers and professors) were calculated and used to calculate the reliability of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated for the entire questionnaire was calculated 098/0. Finally, to evaluate and compare the data, descriptive and inferential descriptive and inferential Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, correlation, regression analysis and Friedman test were used. Findings: there is a positive significant relationship between the aspects of knowledge management and organizational creativity with human resources productivity. The aspect of knowledge creation and innovation mechanisms interact most with human resources productivity. Moreover the aspects of knowledge, convictions and organizational atmosphere or ambience influence human resources productivity most. Finally, based on the ratings scale, the application of knowledge and qualification of human resources is of the utmost importance in human resources productivity. Conclusion: Organizations need to improve human resources in order to boost productivity and use manpower, mental abilities, Staff’s faculties for the production of goods and Rendering high quality services.
Research Paper
Sepideh Dadakhah; Asefeh Asemi; Mohammadreza Abedi; Fereshteh Mashhadi
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2015, Pages 67-86
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Purpose: The study aimed to examine the relationship between demographic factors and The extent of knowledge management's implementation as viewed by the employees of Isfahan's oil refining company.. Methodology: A survey-descriptive method was applied in this research and the The community being surveyed ...
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Purpose: The study aimed to examine the relationship between demographic factors and The extent of knowledge management's implementation as viewed by the employees of Isfahan's oil refining company.. Methodology: A survey-descriptive method was applied in this research and the The community being surveyed includes all employees of Isfahan Oil Refining Company. To determine the sample size, it was used the formula of sampling Cohen was used. Sampling method is random stratified sampling and the tool for collecting the research data was researcher-made questionnaires with the Likert scale. In this research to determine questionnaires reliability, it was used cronbach's Alpha coefficient (0.94) Was used.The analysis was performed on the received questionnaires. It used descriptive statistics i.e. frequency and mean; and in inferential statistics Two sample t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficientWere used. Findings: The findings of the study indicated that the relationship between demographic factors and the extent of knowledge management's implementation as viewed by the employees of Isfahan's oil refining company, only in terms of gender there was a significant relationship. Conclusions: The results showed male and female employees have different perspectives about organizational and Infrastructure of technology, implementation of knowledge management in Isfahan Oil Refining Company and female employees in relation to organizational and technology infrastructure, implementation knowledge management are more optimistic and have a better attitude So in order to implement knowledge management on a large scale within an organization , liberal demographic attributes should be taken into consideration.
Research Paper
Hosein Samadi Miarkolaei; Hamzeh Samadi Miarkolaei
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Purpose: The purpose of the present research is to assess the causative effects of Organizational civic Behavior (OCB) on knowledge sharing among female staffs of Mazandarn's ministry of education. Methodology: The methodology of this research is descriptive-survey, and is based on structural equation ...
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Purpose: The purpose of the present research is to assess the causative effects of Organizational civic Behavior (OCB) on knowledge sharing among female staffs of Mazandarn's ministry of education. Methodology: The methodology of this research is descriptive-survey, and is based on structural equation modeling, along with the questionnaires used to gather the required information. Reliability of the questionnaire was tested using Cronbach’s alpha and its validity was confirmed by specialists in the fields of human resources management, organizational behavior and knowledge management. In addition, based on results, the path of the relationships between the variables was confirmed and the research results were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Findings: The results indicate that the OCB is a significant predictor of knowledge sharing in staffs (Tvalue=2.81; β=0.46). On the other hand, all dimensions of OCB have a causative effect on the knowledge sharing (Tvalue≥1.96). Conclusion: On the basis of the present results, it should be pointed out that one of the reasons of the success of large organizations in the field of knowledge is the fact that they have a staff who behave themselves very well towards the clientele, in other words their staff show OCB in the proper sense of the word.
Research Paper
Ahmad Reza Ahmadimirgaed; Reza Maleki; Esmat Momeni
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2015, Pages 107-128
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Purpose: we aimed to assess the level of service quality in the central library science and culture using standard tools LibQual, examining the differences between users' expectations and the level of services received determined by the need to improve the service components and to prioritize the elements ...
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Purpose: we aimed to assess the level of service quality in the central library science and culture using standard tools LibQual, examining the differences between users' expectations and the level of services received determined by the need to improve the service components and to prioritize the elements of a list view of the library. This study assessed the quality of library services based on users' expectations on three levels: minimum, maximum estimated and analyzed. Methodology: The study population consisted of 2250 members of the Central Library, Science and Culture, including PhD students, graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty fellow members and employees. Given the sheer size and distribution of the study population, random stratified sampling was used. The sample of study includes 328 students. Findings: Our findings indicated that the influence of the level of service received, the Central Library of Science and Culture, with a mean (33/7) is more than the other dimensions. But the library as a place was not able to meet users' needs and their expectations and with a mean (58/3) to have the lowest level of service received. According to users' perspective, information control (07/60%), service work components (21/26%) and the component library as a place (72/13 percent) were the main important component, respectively. Conclusion: After testing the hypotheses, it was determined that in LibQual components there was a significant relationship between the users' highest and lowest expectations and the level service received. Also there was a significant difference among perspectives of PhD students, graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty fellow members and employees in the lowest expectations", "the highest expectations" and "received services". Finally, with the results obtained in the field and to improve the level of service quality in academic libraries, solutions and recommendations were presented.
Research Paper
Mohammad Ali Nemati; Ayyob Geranvand; Tayyebeh Mousavi Amiri; Farahnaz Hashem pour
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Purpose: The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and creativity of students. The sample size of this study consisted of 210 male and female students who were enrolled in the academic year 93-92 and were selected by stratified random sampling method. ...
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Purpose: The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and creativity of students. The sample size of this study consisted of 210 male and female students who were enrolled in the academic year 93-92 and were selected by stratified random sampling method. This study was a cross-sectional survey and for data collecting used a questionnaire based on the standards set forth in 22 indicator outcome following 5 standards of information literacy standards for higher education (ACRL, 2000) and paper pencil scale survey to measure creativity (MPPT) Torrance that for first questionnaire 0/97 and for second questionnaire 0/93 reliability in Cronbach's alpha, was obtained. To analyze the data obtained the Software SPSS20 and Pearson test were used. Based on the findings of this research information literacy components (feel the need of information, the ability to gather information, the ability to evaluate and analyze the information, correct and effective use of information, awareness of ethical and legal issues and access to information) and creativity there is a significant relationship. Conclusion: the results of this study can be used to improve creativity and information literacy skills.
