The relationship between knowledge of leadership and knowledge management practices in the food industry in Kurdistan province, Iran
Seyyed Mohammad Moosavi Jad,
Sahar Geravandi,
Mohammad Javad Mohammadi,
Rashin Alizadeh,
Mohammad Sarvarian,
Babak Rastegarimehr,
Abolhasan Afkar,
Ahmad Reza Yari,
Mahboobeh Momtazan,
Aliasghar Valipour,
Mohammad Mahboubi,
Azimeh Karimyan,
Alireza Mazraehkar,
Ali Soleimani Nejad,
Hafez Mohammadi
Affiliations
Seyyed Mohammad Moosavi Jad
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, Iran
Sahar Geravandi
Razi Teaching Hospital, Clinical Research Development Center, Razi Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Mohammad Javad Mohammadi
Abadan school of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
Rashin Alizadeh
Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Sarvarian
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, Iran
Babak Rastegarimehr
Abadan school of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
Abolhasan Afkar
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Ahmad Reza Yari
Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
Mahboobeh Momtazan
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, Iran
Aliasghar Valipour
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, Iran
Mohammad Mahboubi
Abadan school of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
Azimeh Karimyan
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, Iran
Alireza Mazraehkar
Abadan school of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
Ali Soleimani Nejad
Abadan school of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
Hafez Mohammadi
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Executive management-Strategic, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran; Corresponding author. Fax: +98 9355439707.
The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between the knowledge of leadership and knowledge management practices. This research strategy, in terms of quantity, procedure and obtain information, is descriptive and correlational. Statistical population, consist of all employees of a food industry in Kurdistan province of Iran, who were engaged in 2016 and their total number is about 1800 people. 316 employees in the Kurdistan food industry (Kurdistan FI) were selected, using Cochran formula. Non-random method and valid questions (standard) for measurement of the data are used. Reliability and validity were confirmed. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out, using SPSS 16. The statistical analysis of collected data showed the relationship between knowledge-oriented of leadership and knowledge management activities as mediator variables. The results of the data and test hypotheses suggest that knowledge management activities play an important role in the functioning of product innovation and the results showed that the activities of Knowledge Management (knowledge transfer, storage knowledge, application of knowledge, creation of knowledge) on performance of product innovation. Keywords: Knowledge-oriented leadership, Product innovation performance, Knowledge management practices, Iran