Studying the Effect of Organizational Culture Components on Knowledge Management in Agricultural Consulting, Technical and Engineering Services Ventures in Zanjan Province | ||
| مجله علمی "مدیریت فرهنگ سازمانی" | ||
| Article 7, Volume 13, Issue 3, October 2015, Pages 785-805 PDF (447.98 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.22059/jomc.2015.54739 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Roholla Rezaei* 1; Nafiseh Salahi Moghadam2 | ||
| 1Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran | ||
| 2MSc. Graduate, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The main purpose of this descriptive- correlative research was to study of the effect of organizational culture components on knowledge management in Agricultural Consulting, Technical and Engineering Services Ventures (ACTESV). The statistical population of the research consisted of all experts in the ACTESV in Zanjan Province (N= 301). According to the Bartlett, et al. (2001), a sample size of 207 was selected using the stratified random sampling technique. The standard questionnaires were used to collect data. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. The construct validity and the composite reliability of the research instrument were satisfied after making necessary corrections. The results showed that four components of organizational culture including mission, adaptability, involvement and consistency explained totally 41 percent of variances of knowledge management in the ACTESV in Zanjan Province. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that reinforcing organizational culture directly results in developing knowledge management in the ACTESV. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Agricultural services ventures; Knowledge Management; Organizational Culture | ||
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