A Survey about the Structural and Cultural Factors of an Organization with Information Systems Strategy of Knowledge Management

Nowadays knowledge is considered as the main valuable source in organizations, in a way that organizations call it as an asset and providing high-quality and economic products and services without management and appropriate use of this valuable source seems like an adversity and sometimes it is impossible. This research aims to survey the correlation between the structural and cultural factors of an organization with information systems strategy of knowledge management in the Technical and Vocational Training Organization of West Azerbaijan province. The current research methodology is descriptive-analytic and sectional and it has been conducted in 2013. The population included all of the staff at different levels of Technical and Vocational Training Organization of West Azerbaijan province, among which 186 individuals were randomly chosen. Data collection tool was a questionnaire and its validity has been approved by the use of method of experts’ comments and its reliability has been approved by the use of Cronbach’s alpha. The collected data were analyzed by the use of SPSS 20 software through descriptive statistical method (such as table, mean and variance) and inferential method through the use of Pearson correlation coefficient. Results indicate the average condition of knowledge management due to the excessive formality and focus in the organizational structure of the surveyed centers, as such the correlation between formality, complexity and focus (respectively with the correlation coefficients of 0.428, 0.222, and 0.323) with knowledge creation is positive and the correlation of formality, complexity, and focus (respectively with the correlation coefficients of 0.256, 0.122, and 0.312) with the knowledge transfer is positive. While results indicate the high amount of knowledge management condition with the cultural factors of the organization, in a way that the correlation between culture of sharing and culture of learning (respectively with the correlation coefficients of 0.68, and 0.767) with knowledge creation is positive and the correlation between culture of sharing and culture of learning (respectively with the correlation coefficients of 0.938 and 0.60) with knowledge transfer is positive. Regarding the correlation between the structural and cultural factors of the organization with the information systems strategy of knowledge management and also the role of knowledge in nurturing the efficient manpower it is recommended to pay adequate and all-aspect attention to the structural and cultural dimensions of organization in the centers of Technical and Vocational training Organizations.