Assessment of Studying Books as the Original Source of Knowledge Acquisition by the Top-Level Managers in Zinc Industry
Journal Title: Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Which are the main acquisition resources of formal and informal knowledge for Toplevel industrial managers? How are these resources utilized and when are they get used? How are the quality and quantity of these knowledge acquisition resources assessed? This research tries to explore these three questions. In this research, target population members are top-level and middle-level managers of Iranian Zinc industry. The research is descriptive-explanatory regarding the objective, quantitative and qualitative regarding the variables, applied regarding the results, sectional regarding the time and survey type regarding the method. The results show that the amount and quality level of acquired knowledge by managers are low; its indicators are among the viewpoint and resource priorities of the organization which is based on the importance. It is recommended that the current situation be necessarily improved.
Authors and Affiliations
Mostafa Jafari, Eshagh Razzaghi
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- DOI 10.14738/assrj.46.2827.
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