The Challenges of Relationship between Inividuals and Organization in Knowledge Based Companies

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the challenges of relationship between individuals and organization in knowledge based companies and to provide useful strategies in order to eliminate job obstacles of knowledge workers. It is done by an analytical case and qualitative approach and thematic analyses. The statistical population includes active managers in companies placed in Tehran technology and science parks. Date gathering were based on a semi structured interview with 10 persons of expert managers by purposive sampling. The results of thematic analyze showed that there are three challenges including individuals, structural and cultural in the relationship between individuals and organization. So in this manner it should be review the policies of relationship setting among individuals and organization. Also it should be designed jobs which are align with knowledge-economy such as professional industrial jobs including; project management, jobs derived from new technology like Nano and biology science, professional service jobs facilitating interaction as advocacy, counselor and jobs absorbed from foreign companies.

Keywords

• work relationships
• relationship between individuals and organization
• knowledge employees
• knowledge based companies