The Condition of Knowledge Management in Sport Organizations

Abstract

In the world where significant changes are made in a matter of seconds instead of centuries, creating ideas and knowledge that are in line with these changes could create competitive advantages. The aim of the present paper is investigating the condition of knowledge management in Mazandaran sport organizations. This is descriptive-survey study in which Madhoushi's questionnaire was used. The population of the study comprises all the employees of Mazandaran Sports and Youth Organization, all the managers in physical education of the department of education and sports board managers in the province. The results show that knowledge management is in a desirable condition, this matter put Mazandaran sport on the map. The components of knowledge acquisition and knowledge creation are not in desirable condition but the other components including knowledge storage, knowledge sharing and knowledge application have been placed in a suitable condition.