An Investigation of Factors Influencing Attitude of Personnel of the Agricultural Extension and Education Organization in the Ministry of Jihad-e Agriculture towards Knowledge Sharing

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing personnel’s attitude toward Knowledge Sharing in Agricultural Extension and Education Organization in Iranian Ministry of Jihad-e Agriculture. A survey method was employed for the study, with 110 personnel being randomly selected as a sample out of 140 personnel who were working in the organization and finally 80 questionnaires were recollected. Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient Value of the questionnaire was obtained 0.75-0.93. A majority of the respondents expressed a favorable attitude toward knowledge sharing. According to the study, there were significant relationships between age, organizational structure, social trust and relational social capital with the dependent variable (attitude toward knowledge sharing). Stepwise regression analysis indicated that age and relational social capital could explain about 38 percent of the variations in knowledge sharing.