The Assessment of Birjand University's Faculty Members Readiness to Adopt the Process of Knowledge Management Based on the Integrated Process Adaption Model

The aim of this study is to assess the readiness of faculty members of Birjand University to adopt the process of knowledge management based on the integrated process adoption pattern.The study is a survey method and the data gathering tool was a questionnaire made by the researcher. Validity of the questionnaire was gained using the views of experts and professors and for reliability, Cronbach's alpha test (0/925) was used. The population investigated included all faculty members of Birjand University. According to non- proportional stratified sampling method, the number of selected people for sampling was 160. The overall readiness of Birjand University faculty members has been assessed as more than moderate (61%) and suboptimal (80%) based on the integrated process adoption pattern. Results showed that the readiness of faculty members of University of Birjand to adopt knowledge management process based on the components of the model was significantly different and lower than the desired level. The level of readiness was significantly different among faculty members in various subjects. Overall, there is a meaningful positive correlation between all factors of readiness and willingness of faculty members of Birjand University except for the structure factor in the former variable, considering separately.