Department of Educational Management, College of Educational Science, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damavand, Iran
The present study was aimed to examine the relationship between knowledge management and employees ’productivity in Sima Wood Company. Research method was practical in terms of objective; and in terms of data collection method, it was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the present research consisted of 330 individuals from Sima Wood Company, from which a sample of 177 individuals was selected using Stratified Random Sampling Method based on job type and Cochran Formula. The members of the population received questionnaires. Data collection was done based on Newman's (1999) Standard Knowledge Management Questionnaire, and Hersi and Blanchard's (1995) Employees ’Productivity Questionnaire. In this study, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used in order to evaluate reliability, which was 0.90 for the first questionnaire, and 0.88 for the second questionnaire. In addition, in order to evaluate validity, content validity was used; hence, the questionnaires were approved by experts. Analysis of information obtained from the questionnaires was done through SPSS software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (Pearson Correlation and multivariate Linear Regression). Results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between knowledge management and employees ’productivity; components of knowledge management have a significant relationship with understanding and recognition ability, organizational support, feedback, and adaptability. Only knowledge transfer and employees ’motivations had a significant relationship; there was not a significant relationship between knowledge management and validity. Additionally, all four components of knowledge management have a positive and significant effect on employees ’productivity. Among them, application and maintenance of knowledge had the most effect on productivity; and creation and transference of knowledge had the least effect on employees ’productivity.
Knowledge management, productivity, ability, adaptability
