Requirements Of Knowledge Management Implementation In Istanbul Aydin University

Year 2018, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 1515 - 1528, 18.01.2018

Fady M. F. Abughazı Uğur Şener

Abstract

Knowledge is power. After knowledge has started to play an important role in organizations, this paper comes to prove

the importance of knowledge management in the education sector. The study aims to explore the requirements of

knowledge management implementation in Istanbul Aydin University in Turkey. The descriptive analytical approach

is used, and the population of the study was the staff working in Istanbul Aydin University. The questionnaire was

used as a tool for data collection. The collection of data was done by sending an online questionnaire to staff emails

and distributing the questionnaires to the university’s staff by hand. 281 questionnaires were collected and analyzed

statistically by SPSS program. The main conclusions of the study are that knowledge management assists Istanbul

Aydin University to achieve their goals and that there is a positive relationship between the implementation of

knowledge management and the requirements of knowledge management (organizational structure, leadership,

information technology) in Istanbul Aydin University.

Keywords

Knowledge management

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