توصیف و تحلیل جریان های دانشی در شبکه سازمانی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد رشته مدیریت آموزشی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

2 استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

3 دانشیار گروه علوم اجتماعی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

چکیده

هدف اصلی این پژوهش توصیف و تحلیل جریانهای دانشی در شبکه دانش سازمانی دانشگاه بود. برای توصیف ساختار و موقعیت کنشگران در شبکه دانش سازمانی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد از روش تحلیل شبکه اجتماعی استفاده شد. حجم نمونه در این مرحله 147 نفر از کارکنان سه معاونت آموزشی و تحصیلات تکمیلی، پژوهش و فناوری و طرح و برنامه بودند. در این مرحله موقعیت کنشگران بر اساس شاخصهای مرکزیت در شبکه به­ دست آمد و کنشگران محوری در شبکه شناسایی شدند. در ادامه به­ منظور بررسی عوامل تسهیل کننده و بازدارنده جریان دانش در این شبکه مصاحبه نیمه ساخت یافته با 14 نفر از کنشگران محوری در شبکه برگزار شد. بر اساس یافته ­های پژوهش گراف آرایش رابطه ­ای کنشگران ترسیم شد و موقعیت کنشگران بر اساس شاخصهای مرکزیت در شبکه دانش سازمانی دانشگاه به­ دست آمد. یافته­ ها نشان داد که مهم­ ترین عوامل تسهیل کننده جریان دانش در شبکه دانش سازمانی عبارت­ اند از: ویژگیهای فردی، توانمند سازی، تعهد مدیریت، فرصت سازی، چرخش شغلی، روابط غیررسمی، کار تیمی، تشویق و ماهیت شغل. همچنین مهم­ ترین عوامل بازدارنده جریان دانش در شبکه دانش سازمانی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد عبارت­ اند از: فهم مدیریت دانش، فرهنگ و جوّ سازمانی، ارزیابی عملکرد، مالکیت دانش، دانش به مثابه یک مزیت رقابتی، امنیت شغلی، ضعف ساختاری، رفتار سیاسی، انگیزه و مسائل معیشتی.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Description and analysis of organizational knowledge network at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

نویسندگان [English]

  • Zahra Ghafarian Sokhanvar 1
  • Rezvan Hosseingholizadeh 2
  • Mohsen Noghani Dokht Bahmani 3

1 Master Student in Educational Administration, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

3 Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

چکیده [English]

The main purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the organizational knowledge network at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. A Social Network Analysis was used to describe structure and status of actors. The sample size was 147 individuals employed in “Educational and Graduate”, “Research and Technology” and “Programing and Planning” deputies of Ferdowsi University. At this stage, based on the indicators of centrality in the network, the status of actors was obtained and key actors were identified. In order to investigate the facilitators and inhibitors factors of the knowledge flow, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 central actors in the network. Based on the findings of the study, relationship arrangement graph of actors was drawn and actors' status was obtained based on centralization indices in organizational knowledge network of Ferdowsi University. Findings showed that the most important factors facilitating the knowledge flow in organizational knowledge network were: individual characteristics, empowerment, management commitment, opportunity creation, job rotation, informal relationships, teamwork, encouragement and nature of the job. Moreover, the most important factors inhibiting the knowledge flow in organizational knowledge were: understanding the knowledge management, culture and organizational climate, performance measurement, knowledge acquisition, knowledge as a competitive advantage, job security, structural weakness, political behavior, motivation and livelihood issues.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Knowledge Management
  • Social Capital
  • Organizational knowledge network
  • Knowledge Flow
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Ferdowsi University
  • Iran
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