Knowledge Management and its Influencing factors in Ahvaz Jndishapur University of Medical Sciences

Knowledge management plays crucial role in university as an organization that seeks to develop and maintain a competitive advantage. This study aimed to investigate the status and influencing factors on knowledge management at the Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Present study was a descriptive-analytic research which included 83 faculty members that were selected by Cochran formula and simple random sampling method. Data was collected through a questionnaire which included71 questions with 8 dimensions. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by specialists and its reliability (r=0.86) confirmed by Cronbach's alpha. Then, data was analyzed by descriptive and analytic statistics SPSS20. According to the results, knowledge management was in a good condition (M±3.16, SD=0.41). Findings also showed there was a significant correlation between knowledge management and organizational culture factors, information technology, human resources and training (p≤0. 05). Moreover, the highest correlations were related to organizational culture (0.747) and knowledge share (0. 349), respectively. There was a relationship between knowledge management and organizational culture, information technology, human resources and education. Therefore, implementing Knowledge Management as a successful agent for all organizations will require special attention in terms of infrastructure preparation.