Identifying and prioritizing critical success factors for the knowledge production Case Study: A Defense Organization

Nazari Farokhi, Ebrahim; Dolatshah, Behrouz

doi:10.22034/jmor.2024.717824

Identifying and prioritizing critical success factors for the knowledge production Case Study: A Defense Organization

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

ebrahim nazari farokhi ¹

behrouz dolatshah ²

¹ Department of Knowledge Management, Faculty of Social Science, Aja command and staff, Tehran, Iran.

² Department of knowledge Management, Faculty of social science, Aja command and staff, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/jmor.2024.717824

Abstract

To succeed in knowledge production, there are several key factors that vary under a variety of conditions, such as organizational culture, organization size, organization's mission, and motivational approaches. Ignoring‌and negligence‌about the factors affecting knowledge production is likely to prevent an organization from trying to achieve its full benefits. Knowledge production provides the ground for increasing the productivity‌of human resources and creating a competitive advantage. Nowadays, societies ‌can move on the path of development that‌ equip their human resources with knowledge and skills by creating the grounds for creativity and innovation. The ‌ purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize‌the critical factors of success of knowledge production in a defense organization using the DEMATEL method. The type of applied research and the research method are mixed and due to the discovery of ‌the most important critical factors for the success of knowledge production, it has an exploratory nature. The results showed that 16 factors in three dimensions of organizational, individual and environmental have a significant effect on the success of knowledge production in the studied organization.

Keywords

Knowledge Production

Competitive Advantage

DEMATL

Identification