Testing the structural model of organizational culture, knowledge management process and organizational performance with mediating role of organizational innovation

In this study we examined the role of organizational culture and knowledge management process in organizational performance, stressing organizational innovation as a mediating variable. Therefore, this study tries to improve organizational innovation and organizational performance in universities, considering organizational culture and knowledge management process. A descriptive - correlational research method was used. The population of the study included faculty and nonacademic stuff of Sabzevar universities. Using a stratified random sampling method 252 people were selected for the purpose of the study. Research finding showed that the process of knowledge management and organizational culture have a positive and significant impact on organizational innovation and organizational innovation has a direct and positive impact organizational performance. Besides organizational innovation can have a mediating role between organizational culture and organizational performance. Organizational and also between knowledge management process and organizational performance. Furthermore, this study revealed the importance of knowledge management process and organizational culture in organizational innovation and also the importance of these three variables in improving organizational performance.