investigating the effect of self-directed on personal knowledge management of school managers

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• M Ranjbar

department of management, Lamerd branch, Islamic Azad university, Lamerd , Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of self-directed on personal knowledge management of school managers. The research method was descriptive survey and the research tools were the self-directed scale of sheikhnezami and the personal knowledge management scale of Bagheri. Validity of the questionnaires was calculated using Case's analysis and its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha method, which was 0.85 for self-directed and 0.92 for personal knowledge management. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including linear regression analysis and multiple regression analysis using SPSS software and path analysis using Lisrel software. Findings showed that self-directed have a significant effect on personal knowledge management of school managers. Self-directed dimensions including self-education, time management, communication skills, document management, professional growth planning, and attention to physical and mental health have a positive and significant effect on personal knowledge management in Lamard schools managerss. The simultaneous effect of variables in the final model using multiple regression and path analysis showed that all self-directed dimensions have a positive and significant predictive value for personal knowledge management in managers of Lamerd city schools.

Keywords

• Self-directed
• personal Knowledge Management
• Time Management
• Communication Skills
• Professional Growth Planning

20.1001.1.20086369.1398.10.38.14.0

---

References

• Bagheri, A. (2015). Individual Knowledge Management: Competitive Competence of Students, Educational Research No. 30. P. 1-22 (In Persian).
• Bernheim T.C and Chaui de Souza.M.(2004). Challenges of the university in the knowledge society.UNESCO Forum Occasional Paper Series Paper No.4.
• Cheong, Ricky K.F. & Tsui, E. (2010). The roles and values of personal knowledge management: an exploratory study. Emerald, VINE, Vol. 40: 204 – 227.
• Danko M.P. (2010). A Phenomenological Study of Time Management. A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership and Information Technology, University Of Phoenix.
• Haisten J.M. (2008). Self-Leadership Skills in Academically Underprepared Students in a Florida Community College Setting, Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Education, Walden University
• Houghton, J.D. & Yoho, S.K. (2005). Toward a Contingency Model of Leadership and Psychological Empowerment: When Should Self-Leadership Be Encouraged?, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Vol. 11, No. 4: 66- 83.
• Javaherizadeh, N. and Charmian, A. (2009). Relationship between Time Management and Managers Skills and their Individual Characteristics in Islamic Azad University, Quarterly Journal of Intelligence, Vol. 16, No. 43(In Persian).
• James A.M. (2009). Self-Leadership and Self-Regulated learning: An Investigation of Theoretical Relationships, A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy, Capella University
• Li, L.; Zheng, Y.; Zheng, F. & Zhong, F. (2009)"Cloud Computing Support for Personal Knowledge Management .2009 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering, IEEE Computer Society.
• Liaw, S.S.; Hatala, M. & Huang, H. M. (2010). Investigating acceptance toward mobile learning to assist Individual knowledge management: based on activity theory approach. Computers & Education, No. 54: 446–454.
• Mullahosaini, A. and Barkhordar, B. (2007). The Relationship between Self-management Skills and Employee Innovation in Organizations in Kerman Province, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Special Management, 7 (27): 112-97(In Persian).
• Rezaiezadeh, M. (2007). The Comparative Study of Imam Khomeini's Self-management and Administrators of the Islamic Republic of Iran, First Printing, Tehran: Imam Khomeini Research Center and Islamic Revolution(In Persian).
• Rostami, A.(2005). "Historical Foundations of Privatization", Human Sciences Letter, No. 12(In Persian).
• Sheikhnezami Naini, Z. (1998). Comparison of self-management and its dimensions among male and female high school principals in Shiraz, Shiraz University (In Persian).
• Torabi, M; Jahani; J; Fulad Cang, M and Marzouqi; R. (2008). "The Relationship between Communication Skills of Managers and Their Efficiency from the Point of View of High School Principals in Shiraz," Journal of Educational Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, 5 (2): 78-59(In Persian).
• Macan, T.; Gibson, J. M. & Cunningham, J. (2010). "Will you remember to read this article later when you have time? The relationship between prospective memory and time management", Personality and Individual Differences 48: 725–730.
• Millikin, J. P.; Hom, P. W & Manz, C. C. (2010)."Self-management competencies in self-managing teams: Their impact on multi-team system productivity", The Leadership Quarterly 21: 687–702.
• Rejeb-Khachlouf, N.; Mezghani, L. & Quélin, B. (2011)."Personal networks and knowledge transfer in inter-organizational networks", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 18 No. 2: 278-297.
• Reyes, E.V. (2007). An Inquiry into the Applicability of Self-Leadership to Missionary Leadership: a Case Study. A Dissertation Submitted to Regent University, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership.
• Schmidt, C. B. & Henninger, M. (2008). Preparing students for the future“. Individual knowledge management as a basic skill and requirement for innovative teaching methods. Interactive Computer Aided Learning, ICL 2008, Villach (Österreich) 
• Verma, S. (2009). "Personal Knowledge Management: A Tool to Expand Knowledge about Human Cognitive Capabilities". IACSIT International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 1, No.5: 435- 438.
• Weng, Q. & McElroy, J.C. (2010)."Vocational self-concept crystallization as a mediator of the relationship between career self-management and job decision effectiveness". Journal of Vocational Behavior, No.76: 234–243.
• Zampetakis, L. A; Bouranta, N. & Moustakis, V. S. (2010)."On the relationship between individual creativity and time management", Thinking Skills and Creativity 5: 23–32.