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Relationship Among the Dimensions of Knowledge Management from the Viewpoint of Social Capital Based on Interpretive Structural Modelling (A Case Study)

Houshang Taghizadeh

Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

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Abdolhossein Shokri

Department of Management, Bostanabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bostanabad, Iran

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649215500240Cited by:2 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The main purpose of the present research is to identify the internal relationships among the dimensions of knowledge management from the viewpoint of social capital. The statistical population includes 50 Professors and experts in the field, who have been defined as connoisseurs. The data have been collected through the use of the researcher-designed questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by content validity, and its reliability was determined by test–retest method. The results indicate that the dimensions of knowledge management, from the social capital perspective, have relatively strong, reciprocal systemic relations with each other. Among the dimensions of knowledge management studied in the research, the "leadership and management" dimension has been identified as the strongest dimension from the viewpoint of leading power, and the "intellectual capital" has been recognised as having the highest rate of dependence on the other dimensions of knowledge management regarding the social capital of knowledge management. The results obtained from the identification and evaluation of the systematic relations can be used as a guide by managers and decision-makers in designing strategic programs concerning knowledge management within the organisation while having social capital in mind.

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