Identifying the Knowledge Fields of the Holy Defense and Determining Their Contribution in the Preservation and Dissemination of Values in the Second Step of the Islamic Revolution

Explaining and delineate the various areas of sacred defense with the importance of knowledge management techniques is necessary in the second step of the Islamic Revolution. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the most important areas of sacred defense and determine their status in terms of knowledge management on the one hand, and to examine their role in maintaining and disseminating the values of sacred defense on the other hand. The research method is combination (both of qualitative and quantitative methods have been used). In the qualitative stage, six elites were interviewed in 1398 and asked to introduce the most important areas of knowledge of the Holy Defense - which in the second step of the Islamic Revolution can be effective in preserving and disseminating the values of the Holy Defense. In the Quantitative stage, elites were asked to explain the performance status of the domains on a three-point scale based on the three criteria of "disseminating and preserving the values of sacred defense and gaining experience from it". They were also asked to determine the status of the domains in terms of three criteria: knowledge level, level of knowledge penetration among employees and level of knowledge documentation, in a range of ten degrees. According to elite's point of view, 10 fields of knowledge of the Holy Defense will play a role in the second step of the Islamic Revolution. In the quantitative part, it was found that the level of performance of the ten areas of sacred defense is average and the level of knowledge criteria of these areas is below average. There is also a knowledge gap in the field of the Rahian e Nour tours, the organizations in charge of sacred defense, oral history, and legal authorities. Finally, in terms of knowledge criteria, the level of knowledge skills and influence is average and the level of knowledge documentation is below average. The results show that sacred defense institutions must use knowledge management techniques to achieve the desired point in preserving and disseminating the values of that time.