The prediction of knowledge Management through Organizational Culture in some of sports organizations

Today, Organizational culture has an important role in implementation of Knowledge management. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to predict of knowledge management through organizational culture in sports organizations. The Statistical popularly was all managers of National Olympic committee, National Paralympics committee, National Olympic Academy, and Sport Federations (N=225). Base on Morgan table, 421 people were selected to this research with random stratified sampling method. Probst & et al. (2000) knowledge management questionnaire and Edwin (2006) organizational culture questionnaire was used to collect data. Data analysis was performed by the linear and multiple regression.The results of present study showed there was significant relationship between knowledge management and organizational culture (p<0.05). Organizational culture had predicted the knowledge management. Also, organizational flexibility, organizational compatibility and organizational participation had the most significant prediction with Knowledge management. With regard to these results, notice to organizational culture in work place by sport managers can as an effective factor for enhancement of knowledge managment.