توضیحات :
The main purpose of this research is the explanation of knowledge creation
processes (KCP) in small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Iran through an
empirical examination and presentation the structural equation model (SEM) between
their factors. The study is based on Nonaka and Takeuchi’s (1995) conceptual model
and a standard questionnaire in SMEs of Mazandaran Province. To prove the effects
and its contribution on KCP, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 300 active
SMEs of Mazandaran Province of Iran. The results demonstrate the proposed
structural equation model have best-fitting comparison with data of real world and
show the amount effects of socialisation, externalisation, combination and
internalisation on latent independent variable (KCP). Therefore, the structural
equation of KCP is proposed. This model is showed biggest effect of socialization on
KCP. The managers of SMEs of Iran can apply this structural equation to measure
their firms’ potentials for their organisational performance promotion and find the
situation of their firms across other competitors.
