Assessment of the Mediation Role of Knowledge Management in the Relationship between Human Resource Management and Innovation Practices

Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

Human resource is considered as a strategically essential factor in the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations. A great number of scholars believe that consistency of organizations depends on entrepreneurship. They believe, it is impossible for organizations to reach at a proper level of entrepreneurship without knowledge management. This research is intended to assess the mediating role of knowledge management in the relationship between human resource management and entrepreneurship. Research population included 230 employees and managers of the Infrastructure Communication Company from whom 144 employees were selected as the sample according to Morgan Table. The data was analyzed by SPSS as well as Barron-Kenny’s coordination and multiple regression test to assess the importance of the coefficients at each phase. The results indicated that human resource management practices directly and indirectly affect entrepreneurship through the mediation of the capabilities of knowledge management. Additionally, the results showed that human resource management practices are positively related to knowledge management capability. The practices of human resource directly and indirectly affect entrepreneurship through the mediation of knowledge management. 

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