Title: Knowledge creation cycle impact project success: work experience and position as moderator variables

Authors: Farzaneh Yousefi; Ehsan Momeni; Elham Jahanian

Addresses: Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran ' Department of Industrial Engineering, Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran ' Master of Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: One of the main problems of organisations has always been the lack of adequate consideration about employees' knowledge. In this regard, the importance of this factor in project-oriented firms can be a debatable subject. This article aimed to respond on how project success can be influenced by the knowledge creation process. This quantitative study was conducted based on the questionnaire, and confirmed through face validity and constructs validity. Two hundred thirty-four managers and employees from the National Iranian Copper Industries Company as a project-oriented organisation participated in this study. Analysing the data depicted that there was a positive relationship between the knowledge creation processes (0.697) and project success, and, work experience has a moderator effect on the hypothesis. By implementing the knowledge creation cycle, in the way of paying attention to the current knowledge and information, project-based organisations can enhance the success of projects.

Keywords: project management; project success; knowledge management; Nonaka and Takeuchi's knowledge management model; Belout success factors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2022.127148

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2022 Vol.14 No.4, pp.407 - 430

Received: 08 Jan 2021
Accepted: 22 Jul 2021
Published online: 23 Nov 2022 *

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