Analysis of Organizational Change Management Climate during Knowledge Management Processes Implementation

Abstract

To achieve the advantage of organizational knowledge in terms of competitiveness requires an accurate management of that knowledge, so-called knowledge management (KM), which is currently an important position in organizational leadership and management, and researchers have given particular attention to it. KM is the process of managing knowledge and expertise in the organization in a way that facilitates identification, capture, codification, storage and sharing the knowledge which accelerates knowledge creation towards the strategies of the organization. This research was designed in order to analyze change management during knowledge management establishment. Based on literature review, the authors' recent researches on KM and applying some statistical methods, the research structure of this study has been developed on five main stages according to methodology that have been described in authors recent research. The study used factor analysis to extract three critical factors. The results showed significant effects on change program for KM adoption. The results of factor analysis and multiple regression analysis confirmed the proofs for the three hypotheses.