STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WITH PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AMONG THE PERSONNEL OF DEHDASHT CITY IMAM KHOMEINI HOSPITAL IN 2015

Kykavos Arzanin, Rahim Ostvar* and Ali Mousavizadeh

ABSTRACT

Knowledge management is a process by which people create knowledge in different environments with various users using multi-dimensional information classification. The aim of performing this project is to examine the relation between management of knowledge development and information technology by performance improvement among personnel of Dehdasht Imam Khomeini Hospital in 2015. This project has been performed by survey method and in descriptive analytical form. For determining sample content by statistical method, 400 samples were selected from the statistical population. After collecting information in the format of information technology standardized questionnaires, knowledge management and performance improvement, linear regression has been analyzed with the aid of SPSS 19 software and correlation coefficient statistical tests in the format of descriptive and analytical tables. The results obtained from multiple regression, linear regression and Pearson correlation coefficient show that there is a significant relation between knowledge management and its dimensions (including knowledge acquisition, creating knowledge, storing knowledge, distributing knowledge, maintaining knowledge) and information technology with performance improvement ( p<0.05).

Keywords: information technology, knowledge management, performance improvement, hospital.