Relationship between Personal Knowledge Management and accountants Job Performance

The present study attempted to investigate the relationship between the personal knowledge management and job performance of accountants, and tried to examine the role and influence level of personal knowledge management on the accountants’ job performance of different organizations.
This research is a descriptive and correlational study. The statistical population consisted of master- degree students in accounting at the Universities of Mashhad and the sample group consisted of 208 people. To collect the data, Dorsey’s personal knowledge management self-assessment questionnaire, and contextual and task performance researcher-made questionnaire were used. Also, for testing hypotheses, correlation analysis and linear regression was applied using SPSS software version 16.
Findings: The results of the study showed positive and significant relationship between personal knowledge management skill and two dimensions of accountants’ task and contextual job performance.
It is concluded that the efforts of universities and organizations to further enhance the knowledge of personal knowledge management is an important step in improving the quality of the services provided by the members of the accounting profession.