Arth prabandh: A Journal of Economics and Management

Nowadays, knowledge is regarded as an essential, inimitable and unique source, and has a significant role in creating competitive advantages in the organizations; therefore, knowledge management is of considerable importance in various enterprises. Regarding the rich and comprehensive literature reviews in the field of the entrepreneurial inclinations and knowledge management, a scientific gap can be felt inside the country about the researches which should be accomplished to examine the possible relationship which exists between the entrepreneurial orientations and knowledge management. So, the present study intended to fill the gap and investigate the effects of the managers’ entrepreneurial inclinations (i.e. innovativeness, risk-taking and proactiveness) on knowledge management (i.e. to Knowledge acquisition, Knowledge creation, Knowledge storage and Knowledge application) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Structural equation and correlation (regression) methods were applied in the study. Target population of the research were consisting of all managers in industrial production units of Toos Industrial Town which were active in the fields of producing food, textile, chemic, cellulose, metallic and non-metallic mineral, electricity and electronics. 291 people of target population were considered as the statistical sample on the basis of Determining Sample Morgan Table. The instrument of collecting data was a standard questionnaire. AMOS and SPSS software were applied to assess the research hypotheses. The findings of Path Analysis indicate a Goodness-of-Fit Test in both AMOS and SPSS software. The achieved results also show that there is a significant relationship between the entrepreneurial orientations and knowledge management; the factors of innovation and acquainting, creating and applying knowledge; risk-taking and acquainting and creating knowledge;