Comparison of the knowledge workers professional competencies in the separation of knowledge-based organizations duties

In the world full of changes, having competent human resources and awareness of their competencies can guarantee the long-term organizations success. Knowledge-based organizations need knowledge workers with special professional competencies. The aim of this study was to comparison of the knowledge workers professional competencies in separation of knowledge-based organizations duties, which in terms of purpose, is applied and in terms of data type, is quantitative. The nature of research, is descriptive and has been done by using survey technique. The statistical population of study was the 328 knowledge workers of the knowledge-based organizations of selected provinces (Tehran, Qazvin, Qom and Alborz), and 177 people were determined by using Morgan table with simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose content validity was evaluated by CVR index and reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software in two sections of descriptive and inferential statistics and emphasized one-way ANOVA and post hoc test. The results show that the organizational knowledge updating, professional knowledge acquisition, social, managerial, negotiation and marketing skills, intellectual and modeling ability, business counseling, research spirit and entrepreneurship spirit are the most important competencies of knowledge workers. The organizational knowledge updating for each knowledge-based organizations duties has a significant difference. Also, to provide entrepreneurship consultants and providing innovative goods, having marketing skills, entrepreneurship spirit and research spirit are great importance.