A Study of the Role of Ethics and Knowledge Management in Organizational Performance

Organizational performance and knowledge management are among issues that their successful implementation requires an in-depth and comprehensive view on the factors involved. Observing ethics by manpower can contribute to the promotion of organizational performance and better implementation of knowledge management. Thus, in the present paper, the role of ethics and knowledge management in organizational performance is studied. This research is a correlative one in terms of the relation between its variables. The methodology is in survey form. To measure the research objective, a conceptual model was designed based on the review literature and to analyze the research conceptual model, the personnel of an industrial organization were asked to answer the questionnaire’s questions, which were made for this purpose. Structural equations modelling in the format of LISREL Software is used to analyze the relation between research variables. Results showed that in the studying organization, a positive and strong relation exists between ethics and organizational performance. In addition, a positive and significant relation exists between ethics and process of knowledge management, but no significant relation exits between the process of knowledge management and organizational performance. Therefore, it was specified that although ethics affect performance directly, positively and strongly, it has be unable to affect performance because of the mediation of knowledge management. It can be concluded that ethic as a key factor plays role in promoting organizational performance as well as the success of knowledge management processes along with other effective factors. Thus, it is suggested that the background for observing ethics would be provided in organization so that individual play their role in promoting organization’s performance greatly and more effectively and participate in the processes of knowledge management more actively.Regarding the analysis results of hypotheses of the studying organization, we have concluded that the issue of knowledge management should be followed by both personnel and managers more seriously and necessary infrastructures be provided to implement knowledge management completely so that it shows its tangible and considerable effect on organizational performance, because nowadays, an important part of the assets of each organization is its invisible assets so that implementing knowledge management successfully can maintain, organize and increase organization’s intellectual capital. According to the mentioned cases, it is determined that a severe shortage exists concerning organizational performance and knowledge management in terms of accounting ethics in all dimensions of organizational performance and knowledge management process as well as studying their relation to each other. Thus, the present research can study the role of ethics and knowledge management in organizational performance to understand the problem.

A Study of the Role of Ethics and Knowledge Management in Organizational Performance Keywords:

Ethics , Knowledge Management , Organizational Performance , Knowledge Management Processes