Investigating the Relationship between Knowledge Management based on Nonaka's Theory (SECI) and Organizational Culture based on Robbins' Model: Case Study Azarbijan Shahid Madani Universityn

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Azarbijan Moradmand
Assistant Prof., Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Azarbijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
10.22034/aimj.2025.457723.1589
Abstract
Investigating the position of knowledge management in Azarbijan Shahid Madani University and the relationship between the knowledge management and organizational culture. This research carried out by a survey method. Statistics include Pearson correlation tests, one-group t-test and linear regression analysis. The statistical population includes 510 people and from which a sample of 220 people was selected by random method. In general, the state of knowledge management in the university is lower than the assumed optimal index (T-value = 3.5) and only in the case of the sociability component with an average (3.67) was higher than the assumed optimal index. Also, the difference between the averages of faculty members and university employees regarding the components of socialization and internalization is significant at the level (P<0.05). Correlation and relationship between the components of organizational culture and knowledge management existed at the level (P<0.05) and it is significant. The socialization component has the highest correlation and the externalization component has the lowest correlation with organizational culture. The results of linear regression analysis showed that the three components of attention to details, attention to organization members and the impact of decision results on employees do not have a significant effect on knowledge management, but the other 6 components (creativity and innovation, risk-taking, attention to results, attention to the team) , ambition and recklessness and sustainability) are able to predict 54% of the variance of knowledge management. There is a positive, direct and meaningful relationship between the components of knowledge management based on Nonaka and Takeuchi's model and the components of organizational culture based on Robbins' model, and the highest correlation is assigned to the socialization component and the lowest correlation to the internalization component. has it. But the correlation between organizational culture and all components of knowledge management is significant and there is a positive and direct correlation between organizational culture and organizational knowledge management.  The suggestions have also been provided at the end.

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Iranian Journal of Information Management
Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 16
September 2024
Pages 196-215

  • Receive Date 19 June 2024
  • Revise Date 11 December 2024
  • Accept Date 28 January 2025