Reviewing the role of knowledge management tools in employee empowerment using Fuzzy AHP (Case study in knowledge-based companies located on science and technology parks)

Employees are critical factors for organization survival Therefore, empowering of them can play an important role in increasing the competitiveness of organizations. Studies show that five dimensions are effective in empowering which includes: "work meaning", "competence", "self-determination", "impact" and "trust". Knowledge management is one of the issues connected to human resource management and employee empowerment and various tools are used in processes related to knowledge management in organizations. The aim of this study is evaluation of knowledge management tools in employee empowerment. Therefore, seven knowledge management tools were selected by asking experts’ point of views. The statistical population of this study was considered the Knowledge-based companies located in science and technology parks and ultimately 43 questionnaires were studied. In this study Fuzzy AHP were used in order to ranking of seven tools of knowledge management. Results shows that among of seven tools “by asking experts’ point of view” and “In-service training” have greatest effect on employee empowerment and “Job Rotation” and “impact” have minimal effect on employee empowerment.