Drawing Structural Model for Explaining the Impact of Social Capital on Creativity of Employees with Emphasis on Knowledge Management

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1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Imam Khomaini, Nowshahr, Iran

2 Ph.D. of Educational Administration, Young Researchers and Elit Club, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to drawing structural model for explaining the impact of social capital on employee creativity in terms of the role of mediator of knowledge management. The method was applied for the purpose of the research and the method of data collection was descriptive-survey. The statistical population of the study consisted of 233 employees of Alzahra University, which was considered as the sample size of 146 people. The data were collected from three standard questionnaire social capital of Cheng and Chang (2011), Darche Knowledge Management (2003) and Torrance Creativity (1959). Data analysis was performed using AMOS20 software. The findings show that social capital has a positive impact on the creativity and knowledge management, and knowledge management has a positive impact on creativity. Also, in the impact of social capital on the creativity, knowledge management has a mediator role. According to the findings of the research, said that by increasing the trust and interpersonal relations as well as knowledge sharing, we can add to the creativity of the staff. Finally, a structural model derived from the relationship between social capital and creativity of employees with the role of mediator of knowledge management has been presented.

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Social Capital Management
Volume 5, Issue 3
October 2018
Pages 411-432

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