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INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
JANURAY 2011
VOL 2, NO 9
According to results of table 10, correlation coefficient between knowledge management and
innovation is significant on the level of p≤0.5. Thus, there is a significant relation between
knowledge management and innovation, in other words the third hypothesis is confirmed on
significant level of 99%.
Four steps must be done in order to test intermediatory role of organizational culture:
Step 1: By means of regression we illustrate that knowledge management predicts
organizational benefits.
Step 2: By means of regression we illustrate that knowledge management predicts
organizational culture.
Step 3: We show when knowledge management is controlled, organizational culture predicts
organizational benefits.
Step 4: If organizational culture is a perfect intermediatory variable between knowledge
management and organizational benefits, effect of knowledge management should be zero
while controlling organizational culture. But if three is only one semi- intermediatory variable,
this effect is reduced to some extent but it is not eliminated.
Step 1: organizational benefits and knowledge management variables are considered as
evidence variable and predicting variable respectively. Results reveal that beta coefficient
between the two variables is equal to 0.639 which has been significant on the level of p≤0.5.
Step 2: in this step organizational culture and knowledge management variables are
considered as evidence variable and predicting variable respectively. Results reveal that beta
coefficient between the two variables is equal to 0.621 which has been significant on the level
of p≤0.5.
Step 3: organizational benefits are considered as evidence variable and organizational culture
and knowledge management are considered as predicting variables. Results reveal that beta
coefficient between the two variables of knowledge management and organizational benefits
is equal to 0.445 and between organizational culture and knowledge management is equal to
0.313, both of which are significant on the level of p≤0.5.
Step 4: with due attention to the significant relation between organizational culture and
knowledge management, we can not conclude that organizational culture is a perfect
intermediatory variable between knowledge management and organizational benefits.
Intermediatory amount of organizational culture is equal to 0.639-0.445=0.194
Table 11: Step 1: predicting of organizational benefits based on knowledge management
B Beta t Sig
Human benefits 1.88 0.639 7.84 0.001
Beta coefficient between organizational benefits and knowledge management is equal to 0.639
based on findings of table 11 that is significant on the level of p≤0.5.
Table 12- Step 2: Predicting of organizational culture based on knowledge management
organizational
culture
B Beta t Sig
0.772 0.621 7.47 0.001
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