ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Descriptive & Survey Study

Authors

Faraji Khiavi   F. (1 )
Mazarei   Sh. (1 )
Dashti   R. (* )






(* ) Rehabilitation Faculty, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
(1 ) Health-Care Services Management Department, Health School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Correspondence

Article History

Received:   November  15, 2015
Accepted:   January 31, 2015
ePublished:   March 15, 2015

ABSTRACT

Aims Knowledge management is one of the most important success instruments for organizations in the competitive conditions and information era. Setting knowledge management in the organizational system of Medical Sciences’ Universities is required in order to achieve and use the latest research and scientific achievements. So this study aimed to determine the knowledge management components from the viewpoint of the departments’ chairmen of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.
Materials & Methods This descriptive cross-sectional research was performed in the society of department chairmen of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (60 persons) in 2012 and all of them were studied by census method. Data gathering instrument was a standard questionnaire with 2 parts; demographic data and knowledge management. Data were analyzed by SPSS 17 software using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests like Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests.
Findings The situation of knowledge creation dimension (2.84±0.70) was estimated relatively not appropriate, while knowledge sharing (3.00±0.74), knowledge transfer (3.11±0.61), knowledge application (3.11±0.64), knowledge assessment (3.10±0.77) and general knowledge management (3.01±0.58) were estimated relatively appropriate. There was a significant relationship between samples’ age and the application of knowledge dimension (p=0.009).
Conclusion Knowledge management status seems relatively appropriate from the viewpoint of the departments’ chairmen of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.

Keywords: Knowledge Management, Area Health Education Centers , Universities,

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