A Reviews the Impact of Talent Management and Organizational Knowledge on the Job Satisfaction Units of Islamic Azad University of Western Azerbaijan Province

The objective of this research was the impact of talent management and organizational knowledge on the job satisfaction units of Islamic Azad University of Western Azerbaijan province. The research method in terms of objective was practical and in terms of data collection was descriptive-survey on the basis of structural equation model(SEM).the statistical society include all employees of units of Islamic Azad University of Western Azerbaijan province which their number is 834 individual. The sampling has been done according to Cochran formula (n=265) and has done randomly. The data were gathered using Armstrong Talent management (2006) , Newman & Conrad knowledge management(1999)and Moghimi and Ramazan job satisfaction questionnaires. Structural equation modeling and partial least squares method using the software PLS were used for data analyzing. The validity of questionnaire was confirmed by using operating load and extracted average variance test value (AVE).also its reliability was confirmed by using combined reliability extracted from SEM.For model fitness the SRMR showed the desirability of model. Finally research findings showed that talent management and its components, that is talent attraction and talent development have impact on job satisfaction but the maintenance and protection components did not show meaningful impact. Also knowledge management showed meaningful impact in negative direction, of course among components only the impact knowledge maintenance was meaningful and other three components that is, knowledge creation, transfer and applying knowledge did not show meaningful relationship.

Talent management, organizational knowledge, job satisfaction, employees, Azad Islamic University