Identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting knowledge sharing based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) (Case study of Saipa Industrial Group)
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Keywords: Knowledge, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, weight,
Abstract :
Knowledge sharing reduces costs, improves performance, improves customer service, reduces new product development time, reduces customer delivery time, and ultimately reduces costs associated with finding and accessing valuable types of knowledge within the organization. May be. For this reason, the role of knowledge sharing is somewhat tied to the concept of knowledge management. The purpose of this article is to investigate the factors affecting knowledge sharing and prioritize them with the aim of helping to identify the role of these factors in the process of successful implementation and implementation of knowledge management in Saipa Industrial Group. In the first step, based on studies and literature on knowledge management, a researcher-made questionnaire of 5 Likert spectrum was created, which was distributed and collected in person in the form of closed interviews between two groups of external and internal experts. These factors were identified and categorized in four dimensions: 1) individual factors 2) organizational factors 3) cultural factors and 4) technology factors. In the next step, in the form of a pair of questionnaires and with the help of Expert Choice software, these factors were prioritized and weighed. According to the results of the second questionnaire, the following factors: 1) cultural factors (weighing 0.460), 2) individual factors (weighing 0.258), 3) organizational factors (weighing 0.161) and 4) technological factors (weighing 0.122) Sequences have the greatest impact on knowledge sharing. Therefore, it is suggested that managers and policy makers of Saipa Industrial Group strongly support the cultural factors in the units of the organization with the help of human resources in order to make the most of the results of knowledge sharing.