Documenting Experiences: An Analysis of Behavioral - Cultural Factors and the Mechanisms of Recording Manager's Experiences (Case Study of Documentation Center of Astan Quds Razavi)

To identify behavioral and cultural factors and the mechanisms of recording manager's experiences in Documents Center of Astan Quds Razavi.Methodology/Approach: 17 senior experts and managers working in document center of Astan Quds Razavi were surveyed using a self-designed questionnaire. There is a significant difference between the current and the ideal situations considering behavioral and cultural factors variables. The "support and management of high-level managers" is the most important variable and "rewarding" is the least (1.5%). However, in the ideal situation, the "individual's transformation and dynamism for improvement" variable has the highest importance (6.1%). Regarding the mechanisms for recording experiences, "exhibition and workshops" variable gets the highest (2.9%) and "appointing a day or a week for introducing experienced ones" variable gets the lowest rank (1.9%).Again in the ideal situation, two variables of "establishing documentation centers in organizations based on mission" and "the transfer of experience from retired staffs to successors" stand in the highest level (4.4%), whereas "preparing brochures and catalogues" is the least important factor (4%). Managers decide individually to record their experiences, while the positive attitude toward this manner in long term will result in a constructive culture in organizations.