The Impact of Knowledge Management Enablers on Organizational Performance Considering the Mediating Role of the Knowledge Creation Process and the Moderating Role of Decision Making Styles (Case Study: Tehran Tax Administration)

Document Type : Case study

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1 Ph.D Student of Public Administration, Branch of public Policy, Faculty of Management, Department of Public Administration, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, Department of Public Administration, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Knowledge as the internal power of any organization and knowledge management enablers as power links have a special place among the employees, whilst the decision-making styles of managers as the highest position of any organization to interpret and respond to different situations, have a great impact on improving organizational performance. Therefore, this article examines the effect of knowledge management enablers on organizational performance by considering the mediating role of knowledge creation process and the moderating role of intuitive and rational decision-making styles. The research method is descriptive survey and all employees of the Tax Affairs Organization including 315 people, form the statistical population. The data collection tool is a standard questionnaire whose reliability has been assessed through Cronbach's alpha coefficient and its face and content validity (CVI and CVR indices). Analysis of data related to path coefficients from the structural equation method in Smart PLS software showes that knowledge management enablers affect organizational performance by considering the mediating role of knowledge creation process and the variable of intuitive and rational decision-making styles modifies the relationship between knowledge creation process and organizational performance significantly.

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Scientific Journal of Strategic Management of Organizational Knowledge
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 10
Serial No.10- Autumn Quarterly
November 2020
Pages 177-212

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  • Receive Date: 28 July 2020
  • Revise Date: 27 October 2020
  • Accept Date: 02 November 2020

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