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Abstract:
Introduction: Knowledge management and intellectual capital are key factors for organizations to achieve competitive advantage. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge management and intellectual capital in faculties affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: The participants of this applied study, conducted in 2018  consisted of 283 non-faculty instructors teaching at Iran University of Medical Sciences. Two standard questionnaires, Lawson’s Knowledge Management and Bontis’s Intellectual Capital questionnaires were used to collect data which were then analyzed by using SPSS software version 22. Moreover, Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the relationship between knowledge management and intellectual capital.
Results: According to the findings, the knowledge management status in the faculties of Iran University of Medical Sciences was 2.92 which was lower than the average. While the intellectual capital status in was 3.05 which was higher than the average. Also a positive and significant relationship was found between knowledge management and intellectual capital (r = 0.697, P = 0.001).
Conclusion: Considering the existence of a positive and significant relationship between intellectual capital and knowledge management, the officials are recommended to focus on strengthening the components of knowledge management and intellectual capital dimensions to enhance the intellectual capital, make the optimal use of human capital and implement knowledge management and expand it within the organization.
 
 

 

Keywords: knowledge management, Intellectual capital.

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