[b]Promoting Organizational Entrepreneurship in Iran: Evidences from Agricultural Extension Workers[/b]
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Knowledge Management (KM) in Organizational Entrepreneurship (OE) among agriculture extension workers at Kermanshah Township, Iran. The statistical population in this study consisted of all agriculture extension workers of Jihad-e-Agriculture management and centers of agricultural services at Kermanshah Township (N=143), of whom 129 were available and provided data for this study. The main instrument in this study was a questionnaire which its validity was confirmed by the panel of experts and its reliability was established by Cronbach's Alpha coefficient (α>0.70). Data was analyzed by SPSSwin21 software in two parts of descriptive (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential (correlation and regression analysis) statistics. Based on the results of enter multiple regression, KM components were the main predictors of OE among agriculture extension workers. The findings of thisstudy have applicationsforJihad-e-Agriculture management and centers of agricultural services in order to promoting OE among agriculture extension workers in Iran.
Authors and Affiliations
Nader Naderi, Nematollah Shiri, Mojgan Khoshmaram , Masoud Ramezani
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