Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Mahmoud Seddigh ¹
• Masoud Taheri-Lari ²
• Moslem Cherabin ³
• Hasan Nodehi ⁴
• Hadi Sedighi ⁵

¹ Ph.D Student of Education Mangment, Azad University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran

² Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Azad University of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

³ Assistant Professor of Education Mangment, Azad University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran

⁴ Assistant Professor of Education Mangment, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevari, Iran.

⁵ Ph.D Student of Accounting, Azad University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: Knowledge management is trying to produce, share and preserve knowledge to make a competitive advantage from kills and capacities of business. One of the most important reasons to use the knowledge management in higher education is to help institutions for integration and coordination this new knowledge with previous knowledge to increase relation between work and education. The aim of this research is to evaluate the knowledge management in Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences.
Methodology: This study was descriptive research and the population was Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences employees. Between the 1234 employees of Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences faculty, the sample size determined according to Morgan Table (304 people) in the shape of random sampling proportional allocation. The data collection tool was Sharon Lawson model with 24 items in standardized questionnaire.
Findings: To survey from Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences employees showed that the knowledge management in Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences in terms of knowledge production, knowledge earn, knowledge organization, knowledge reserve, knowledge dissemination, and knowledge application were 18.4%, 17.4%, 17.9%, 14.5%, 26.6%, and 18.1% respectively. It seems that the knowledge management in this faculty needs to be improved and promoted.
Conclusions: The results of this research showed that the knowledge management quality in terms of knowledge production, knowledge earn, knowledge organization, knowledge reserve, knowledge dissemination and knowledge application in Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences faculty isn’t in a good level and it needs to have more revision and attention

Keywords

• Evaluation
• knowledge management
• Sharon Lawson Model
• Success

Main Subjects

• Knowledge Management