Analysis And Prioritize of factors affecting knowledge management in Sugar Beet Seed Institute by Analytical Network Process

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Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Technology Management, Industrial Management Department, Karaj Branch , Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

2 Scientific Members of Sugar Beet Seed Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Relying on knowledge power and its management, organizations can maintain their long-term advantages in competitive arena. Knowledge management has a lot of persistent consequences. Despite the fact that knowledge management plays a vital role in survival of organizations and that access to a deep knowledge and understanding at all levels is a prerequisite for success of organizations in world trade, most organizations have not yet paid serious attention to the innovation and knowledge management. Also, the point to notice is that organizations are not currently valued on the basis of their performance but their value is something that they are able to do it. In this paper, factors and indices forming the knowledge management at Sugar Beet Seed Institute (SBSI) were assessed, analyzed and prioritized and the rate of success for each factor and index was defined and the gap existed at each level was determined. The descriptive-survey research method was used in this study. The statistical population consisted of 31 out of 50 people including members of scientific board and experts. A questionnaire containing 35 questions and 8 dimensions was designed on the basis of the “Building Blocks of Knowledge Management” model and the factors were prioritized by Analytical Network Process (ANP). Considering the output of the network analysis and according to the views of experts, the knowledge evaluation, knowledge sharing and knowledge identification factors were found to be of the first, second, and third priority, respectively, at SBSI. Finally, suggestions were made to improve the current situation with the most important approach being establishment of knowledge management system in the Institute and training of staff.

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Journal of Sugar Beet
Volume 33, Issue 2
December 2017
Pages 193-207

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