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  1 - The Concepts and Essentials of Knowledge Management
  Mostafa Taghavi Hamid Shafiuzadeh
  The Role of Knowledge to Achieve Development always is Dominant. Nowadays existing Knowledge in organization is viewed as one of the most important capitals that can help to achieve success and competitive advantage in contemporary competitive situations. Many of organi More

  The Role of Knowledge to Achieve Development always is Dominant. Nowadays existing Knowledge in organization is viewed as one of the most important capitals that can help to achieve success and competitive advantage in contemporary competitive situations. Many of organizations have realized to success and even survival need to something more than short time acquiring to knowledge and there is no choice except applying appropriate system of knowledge management. In this article, at the beginning, definitions of knowledge, Knowledge Management and its origin will be expressed. Then, the essentials of Knowledge Management and role of technology will be analyzed. Finally some important factors in success and defeat of Knowledge Management programs will be represented. Manuscript profile
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  2 - knowledge capital reporting in knowledge based enterprises using the ARC model
  Mausome Madah Bahram Salavati SarCheshmeh
  In knowledge based economy, the most successful enterprises are the ones who efficiently utilize their intangible knowledge capital. It is also considering that the term "Knowledge based enterprises" refers to enterprises that use their knowledge capital in order to com More

  In knowledge based economy, the most successful enterprises are the ones who efficiently utilize their intangible knowledge capital. It is also considering that the term "Knowledge based enterprises" refers to enterprises that use their knowledge capital in order to compete against one another. In knowledge based view, profit is the result of commercialization of new ideas and innovations. In this respect, managers of knowledge based enterprises realize that their knowledge capital extent of their enterprises play a vital role in their business continuance. However, in practice managers usually are not aware of the value of knowledge capital or do not know how to measure it. Moreover, Knowledge capital analysis is not considered in the annual reports and balance sheets, leading complications for the managers to estimate its quantity and quality. It is also considering that the issue has also international importance in addition to its obvious internal significance. According to the latest studies, the major challenge that knowledge based enterprises (especially new born enterprises) face in the resent years has been the requirement to attract financial resources. Moreover, since most of the results and consequences of knowledge based enterprises are intangible knowledge outcomes, the requirement of communication with stakeholders and investors emphasizes the need of external knowledge capital reporting. In this respect, modeling and involving a good arrangement for reporting knowledge capital seems to be essential. The current paper includes a practical structure for reporting knowledge capital in knowledge based enterprises, using the ARC model Manuscript profile
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  3 - Knowledge Management; Theories, Technologies and Approaches
  Hamid Shafiuzadeh
  Knowledge management as an academic discipline evolved from the thinking of experts such as Peter Drucker in the 1970s, Karl- Erik Sveiby in the late 1980s, and Nonaka and Takeuchi in the 1990s. This paper places Knowledge Management in a historical perspective, frames More

  Knowledge management as an academic discipline evolved from the thinking of experts such as Peter Drucker in the 1970s, Karl- Erik Sveiby in the late 1980s, and Nonaka and Takeuchi in the 1990s. This paper places Knowledge Management in a historical perspective, frames some of the key technologies and approaches to it, and highlights some of the new opportunities within Knowledge Management. If managers ignore the importance of strategies of knowledge management, their organization will not succeed. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Presenting a Model to Explain the Empowerment of Knowledge Capitals with Using Interpretative Structural Modeling
  Ebrahim Rajabpour  
  With the emergence of the knowledge economy, human capabilities known as the most unique and sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the current rapidly changing environment. Therefore, in this period it is essential and undeniable to paying special atten More

  With the emergence of the knowledge economy, human capabilities known as the most unique and sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the current rapidly changing environment. Therefore, in this period it is essential and undeniable to paying special attention in the knowledge and skills of human resources and empowerment of these unmatched capitals in organizations. The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the empowerment of knowledge capitals and ultimately provide a model for Research Institution of Petroleum Industry, using interpretative structural modeling. With comprehensive review of the literature, eight factors were identified to explain the empowerment of the Petroleum Industry Research; then using interpretation of structural modeling, factors graded at five levels. Then, after determining the levels each of the factors and taking into account the availability of the final matrix, the final model of interpretation were drawn. The results showed that factors such as training and development, characteristics of personality, organizational structure and the nature of the job effect more than other factors in relation to empowerment in Research Institute of Petroleum Industry. Manuscript profile