Examining the Relations between Innovative Management, Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management

Today, innovation is the most important source of competitive advantage for many organizations. In order to achieve sustained organizational innovation, developing capacities like knowledge management, proper organizational culture and management support required In this article, sets of actions and behaviors of organizational managers which causes support and develops innovations among the staff, under the title of innovative management, is conceptualized its relationship with organizational culture and knowledge management based on structural equation approach, has been modeled. Studying these patterns in a number of industrial research organizations, shows that the interrelationship between the three major variables of the research was positive and meaningful and innovative management is significantly under the influence of participatory culture. Therefore, it has been suggested that participatory culture in organizations which has a research background, be a priority.