The Effect of Knowledge Management on the Performance of Personnel of Hormozgan Payame Noor University Ghanbari S * and Dastranj M Department of Political Science, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran * Corresponding author: Dr Ghanbari S, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran, Tel: +98 21 2332 0000; E- mail: s.ghanbari@pnu.ac.ir Rec date: July 12th, 2017; Acc date: July 25th, 2017; Pub Date: August 10th, 2017 Copyright: © 2017 Ghanbari S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract The purpose of the present research is to study the effect of knowledge management on personnel performance. This paper is searching the effect of component of knowledge management (create knowledge, acquisition knowledge, capture knowledge, transmission knowledge, application knowledge, organizational knowledge) on personnel performance. Population of this study were all personnel from Bandar Abbas Payame Noor University, that among a random sample of 54 personnel were selected for the study. The research method was descriptive-survey and data collecting tool was questionnaire and knowledge management process was measured based on the five dimensions such as registration knowledge, acquisition knowledge, transfer knowledge, create knowledge, application knowledge, organizing knowledge which its validity was face validity and its reliability was established through Cronbachs alpha. Data analysis was performed by spss software using descriptive and inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation, one-way Anova, t test. The result indicated that there was a sincere relationship between knowledge management and component of knowledge management with personnel performance. Also, there was a sincere relationship between years of service and personnel performance but no sincere relationship was observed between personnel performance and gender, education. Keywords: Knowledge management; Personnel performance; Personnel; Payame Noor University; Hormozgan Introduction A large part of the activities which are related to knowledge was carried out by university which is as an educational organization. Terefore, it is necessary to clarify the status of knowledge management in higher education, and then the main component of the theory of knowledge management process should be managed for the coordination of activities related to conversion processes and the production of knowledge and thus the value of intellectual capital will be portrayed for continued active presence in human society [1]. Knowledge management as a key tool to manage the new century, in organizations, especially universities and educational establishments as provided the context for reading, creating, developing, sharing and exchange, promote the organization, maintenance and dissemination of knowledge in the educational institutions will be able to cause the formation of approach new teaching practices, efective use of existing knowledge, readiness to receive and use information and knowledge in order to develop new knowledge and technology of the third millennium, with the ability to cope with the rapidly changing world around it [2]. Knowledge management is as a scientifc which supports quick and easy communication, exchange and transfer of information and can express the innovation, ability and efciency in their organizations, especially universities [3]. Spector [4] believes that knowledge management is a new engine that can remove gaps and spaces and the educational institutions which efcient of knowledge management lead their scientifc power and knowledge to more quality, innovation and performance. Knowledge management benefts for organizations. Te benefts of knowledge management in an organization is at the level of (individual and institutional); at the individual level, knowledge management enables employees to develop their skills and experience by working with others and sharing in their knowledge and learning and enhance to the professional growth. At the organizational level, knowledge management has four major benefts to an organization; Improving organizational performance through efciency, productivity, quality and innovation, so organizations consider knowledge management as a strategic and competitive advantage [5]. By considering this issue that communities and organizations are seeking sustainable competitive advantage, so in this regard, knowledge management is a useful tool for organizations to develop their intellectual capital, encourage innovation and to maximize performance. Tis study seeks to answer the question of whether knowledge management has an impact on performance of personnel? Te aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge management and whether there is a relationship between knowledge management and the performance of personnel? Ghanbari and Dastranj, J Socialomics 2017, 6:4 DOI: 10.1472/2167-0358.1000216 Research Article Open Access J Socialomics, an open access journal ISSN: 2167-0358 Volume 6 • Issue 4 • 1000216 Journal of Socialomics J o u r n a l o f S o c i a l o m i c s ISSN: 2167-0358