Analysis of the impact of social capital and knowledge management on organizational Innovation (Kharazmi University Staff)

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Social capital by facilitating the combination and exchange The knowledge
resources as well as providing conditions The need to build trust and interaction among members of
Organization, the development of knowledge management, and improvement of Organization
innovation. The impact of social capital with and organizational innovation is attention to this
investigation. The population of the study to form Kharazmi University Staff. The aim of the present
study, the application and the Method correlation collection tool Information through a questionnaire.
The Questionnaire of social capital “Nahapiet and Goshal” knowledge management of Neumann and
the Organizational innovation was used Justifiability Content, convergent, divergent, and reliability)
factor loading coefficient Composite reliability, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (questionnaires indicated
that measurement tools have good validity and reliability. Result: The results of the test SMART-PLS
software assumptions and using statistics T-test and the path coefficients (β) showed variable social
capital on knowledge management is significant and strong impact. Knowledge management on
organizational innovation is weak in significant effect, as well as social capital on organizational
innovation is weak In Significant impact. Social capital can be managed as a moderating variable
Increase Positive effect of knowledge management on organizational innovation.

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