Neda Kouravand - Department of Health, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
Monika Motaghi - Department of Health, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

Background: Strategic knowledge management is widely recognized as a pivotal resource for the success of contemporary organizations. Self-management skills of managers are instrumental in fostering an organization’s growth and sustainability in the long run. The present study explores the relationship between strategic knowledge management and self-management and organizational development among managers in Social Security (Tamin-e Ejtemaei) Hospitals in the city of Isfahan. Methods: This was a practical, descriptive, and survey-based research with a correlational design, classified as field study. This study was conducted in ۲۰۲۲ on ۱۱۷ managers of Tamin-e Ejtemae’i hospitals (Dr. Ali Shariati Hospital and Dr. Gharazi Hospital) in the city of Isfahan. Strategic knowledge management was measured using Lopez-Nicholas and Mariano-Cardenas questionnaire, self-management was evaluated through SMSQ questionnaire devised by Houghton and Neck, and organizational development was assessed using the Lok and Crawford questionnaire. The collected data underwent analysis using SPSS ۲۶ software and the statistical methods applied Spearman’s rank correlation test, Tukey’s test, homogeneity of variance, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, regression analysis, T-test, and significance level was set at ۰.۰۵. Results: A significant correlation was observed between strategic knowledge management and self-management (P-value = ۰.۰۲۷), strategic knowledge management and organizational development (P-value = ۰.۰۰۰), and between organizational development and self-management (P-value = ۰.۰۰۰). Regarding organizational development, the highest average score was associated with relationships (a score of ۲۰.۵۱۷۲); for strategic knowledge management, explicit knowledge received the highest average score (a score of ۲۱.۲۶۳۲), and concerning self-management, personal goal setting obtained the highest average score (a score of ۲۰.۱۸۱۰). Conclusion: Investing in strategic knowledge management, focusing on intellectual capacities, and increasing managers’ self-management improves performance and organizational development in hospitals. Corresponding Author: Monika Motaghi View Orcid in Profile You can search for this author in PubMed & Google Scholar Profile

Strategic, Self-Management, Knowledge, Development