Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Department of Computer Engineering and IT
2 Employee of Sepahan Battery Company
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the effect of knowledge management on the performance of technology commercialization with mediating role of organizational innovation in Sepahan Battery Company.
Methodology: The current research is a survey research in which a standard questionnaire was used to collect data. The statistical population of this article is the employees of the commercialization unit of this Company with about 100 people. By distributing the questionnaire among 80 of them, 70 questionnaires were returned for statistical analysis. The questionnaire contains 32 questions as many as the explanatory indicators of the research structures. To check the validity (convergent and divergent validity), the structural equation technique, partial least square method, and three criteria of factor loading coefficients, Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability were used to check the reliability of the questionnaire.
Findings: Examining the results of the research using the structural equation modeling technique using the partial least squares method showed that knowledge management has a significant effect on organizational innovation with a value of 0.508. Knowledge management has a significant effect on technology commercialization performance with a value of 0.345. The mediation of organizational innovation in the knowledge management relationship has a significant effect on technology commercialization performance with a value of 0.373.
Conclusion: The survival and the creation of a sustainable competitive advantage for this company depends on the continuous improvement of organizational knowledge management, providing a platform for creating and applying organizational innovations, and as a result, improving the performance of technology commercialization.
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