Studying the Effect of Social Capital on Knowledge Management in the Agriculture Jihad Organization in Alborz Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc Graduate, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

2 Associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

3 Associate professor, Faculty of Economic and Agriculture Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

The main purpose of this descriptive- correlative research was to study the effect of social capital on knowledge management using Structural Equations Modeling (SEM). The statistical population of the study consisted of 272 experts of the Agriculture Jihad organization in Alborz province. According to the Krejcie & Morgan table, a sample size of 213 was selected using a stratified random sampling method. The standard questionnaires were used to collect the data. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. The construct validity and the composite reliability of the research instrument were tested by estimating the measurement model and they were satisfied after making necessary corrections. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling multivariate technique. The results showed that social capital had a positive and significant effect on dependent variable. All in all, social capital explained about 61 percent of the variances of knowledge management in the Agriculture Jihad organization of Alborz province. Based on the findings, it could be concluded that improving social capital directly results in reinforcing knowledge management in the Agriculture Jihad organization.
 

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 50, Issue 1
February 2019
Pages 147-160

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