Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (ISSN : 0975-7384)

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Original Articles: 2016 Vol: 8 Issue: 3

Investigating Barriers to Sharing Knowledge from The Perspective of Shahid-Rajai Hospital�¢����s Nurses and Oil Company�¢����s employees in Gachsaran

Abstract

Considering to knowledge is increasing in the Healthcare organizations as a vital asset to this organization and its management is considered as an important issue. The employees of the organization need to up-to-date information to enhance their knowledge and to provide evidence-based healthcare services for their customers. Sharing knowledge causes to develop skills, employing key competencies, and continuing competitive advantages in the organization. The aim of this study is to determine the barriers to sharing knowledge from the perspective of nursing staffs. The methods of the study is a descriptive cross-sectional survey which was conducted based on census way on all nursing staffs in Shahid-Rajai hospital and on Oil company’s employees in Gachsaran. Instrument of data collection was questionnaire made by researcher based on behavior of sharing knowledge. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 18.The results showed that the greatest reasons for lack of knowledge sharing behaviors are related to not having enough time for knowledge sharing (with an average of 3.3 and a standard deviation of 0.97), lack of confidence in organization (with an average of 3.7 and a standard deviation of 1.1), the risk of career path because of wrong performance (with an average of 3.07 and a standard deviation of 1.3) and lack of culture in transferring of experience in the organization (with an average of 2.99 and a standard deviation of 1.1), respectively. The results of the findings suggest that confidence in the organization, having enough time, and culture of sharing knowledge result in employees will be more willing to provide useful knowledge to each other which lead to the suitable establishment knowledge management in health care organizations and lead to improve quality and competitive advantages and to success of these organizations. Therefore, the attention of the nursing managers is necessary for identifying these potential barriers and timely acting to remove or limit them