Evaluation of settlement model of knowledge management in Iranian Steel Company

Abstract

Today’s era is called era of knowledge-oriented. In this period, managers pay more attention to knowledge issue and following that knowledge oriented people have been considered more than pragmatic one. Knowledge management is a branch of literature of learning organization. Learning in the organization compels people to take action over transferring of data that other people can use. Objective of the present research is to evaluate effective factors influencing capabilities of knowledge production, sharing, transferring them in the organization based on seven-fold theta model. In this research, 6 factors: trust creation in the organization, establishment of chat rooms, Speed and consistency, application of intelligent and talented people, being together of employees and knowledge fairs in the organization are the most effective factors on enhancing abilities of knowledge production, sharing and transferring them. The major data collector tool in this research is a questionnaire, which was distributed among 138 employees of Iran Steel Co. using random sampling. To test hypotheses correlation method and SPSS software were used. Results of the research showed that all 6 factors were studied by a significant and positive relationship by enhancing production capabilities, sharing and transferring knowledge.