Determining the potentials of Islamic Azad University-Firouzkoh Branch to use Knowledge Management

This paper is to study the preparation of Islamic Azad University-Firouzkoh Branch to apply knowledge management. Statistical population under the study includes all experts, managers and deputies of different parts in Islamic Azad University-Firouzkoh Branch. A survey approach is used to do the research and a questionnaire to collect the data needed. By nature, the methodology is an applied one and also descriptive. Content validity is used to determine the validity of the questionnaire, and Cronbach Alpha for the reliability. To analyze the data, binominal test is used also. The results represent that Firouzkoh Islamic Azad University in not under the support of knowledge management, but employees have organization belongingness Suited to implement knowledge management. They participate in decision making activities. There is a system for information processing. No one tries to use the knowledge of employees. The university could be able to share the knowledge between all employees, but unable to provide an appropriate system for implementing knowledge management. Firouzkoh Islamic Azad University has been able to conduct an apt system to manage information technology, but there is no process to get the information in it.