Study of Barriers for the Successful Implementation of Knowledge Management in Universities and Providing Guidelines

As universities are at the top of the institutions producing Knowledge, and the Knowledge, similar to other resources of an organization, must to be managed, it is expected that the universities make their initiative role to achieve the competitive privilege of the Knowledge management and establish its mechanisms.
This research by 38 Items, based on survey method, using questionnaire measure, has examined restrictions (elements) preventing the implementation of Knowledge management in the selected universities (Tehran-Qom paradise, holy Masoomeh (S), Qom university) of Qom county. The sample volume contains 261 individuals selected within the faculty and expertise of the universities by the stratified random sampling method. The validity of the research has assessed to be up to 95% by using content validation methods, as well as the research Justifiability by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The findings suggest that these universities’ factors of Infrastructures of IT (all of the elements), structure (decentralization and informality elements), and the factor of human resources (the element of IT staff) for implementing the Knowledge management have a pleasant conditions now.