Analyzing the Effect of Dynamic Organizational Capabilities (Organizational Learning) and Knowledge Management in Achieving the Objectives of Health Reform Plan

Abstract

Paying attention to the dynamic capabilities of the organization to manage environmental changes is one of the most important factors in turbulent environments. The aim of this study is to analyze organizational capabilities (organizational learning) and knowledge management and its effect on the aspects of the health reform plan. The research method is a descriptive survey. The research instrument is a five-item Likert questionnaire. Sample consists of 210 managers and employees involved in the health reform plan in the hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2016, who were selected by simple random sampling. In this study, Cronbach’s alpha for organizational capabilities, knowledge management, and health reform plan were 0.824, 0.886, and 0.923 respectively. PLS results showed that the calculated is greater than 2, so it represents the significance of the effect of dynamic organizational capabilities and knowledge management on health reform plan. Dynamic organizational capabilities variable affected 34 percent variable directly and also affected 32 percent of knowledge management indirectly through mediator variable. Generally, dynamic organizational capabilities variable stands for 65 percent of the objectives variable changes. 78 percent of the changes of knowledge management variable are explained under the influence of this variable and about 42 percent of the objectives are explained through knowledge management