Relationship of quality of working life in Kashan teching and non-teaching hospitals with knowledge management according to the top and middle manager's point of view

The purpose of the present study was to compare quality of working life in Kashan teaching and non-teaching hospitals and to determine its relationship with knowledge mamangment.the study was descriptive in nature.The statistical population comprised of middle and senior managers at Kashan teaching and non-teaching hospitals.The data were collected using a valid Likert style questionaire (Very little to very much).Data analysis was carried out using SPSS. Worke space gained the highest score among another parameters (3.64 in teaching hospitals and 3.47 in non-teaching hospitals.Material facilities scored the lowest in teaching hospitals (2.7). Job designe also attained the lowest score in non-teaching hospitals (2.81).Democracy showed the strongest correlation with knowledge management in teaching hospitals (r=0.83). There was a strong correlation between education and knowledge management in non-teaching hospitals (r=0.69).There was a strong correlation between quality of working life and knowledge managment both in teaching and non-teaching hospitals (r=0.92 and r=0.83), respectively. Based on the fidinges of the study, paying special attention to participation in decision-making and education could play a crucial role in improving work life quality.