The relationship between dimensions of intellectual capital and knowledge creation: Case Study of the headquarters of national as corporation of Iran


Mehdi Sharafi, Yousof Mohammadi moghadam and Tavakol Sharafi


Intellectual capital is the main property of any organization in knowledge-based economics. Knowledge is the fundamental principle of intellectual capital. Hence, it is the core of organizational capabilities. The aim of this study is to survey the relationship between dimensions of intellectual capital and knowledge creation in the headquarters of National Gas Corporation of Iran in the year 2010. The research method is descriptive – survey and follows practical objective. The research population consists of the formal staffs of the Corporation (managers, senior staff and other staff). We selected 261 people from the population randomly. We also used a reliable and valid questionnaire to gather data.


DOI: j.msl.2011.09.011

Keywords: Intellectual capital ,Structural capital ,Relational capital ,Human capital ,Knowledge creation ,

How to cite this paper:

Sharafi, M., moghadam, Y & Sharafi, T. (2012). The relationship between dimensions of intellectual capital and knowledge creation: Case Study of the headquarters of national as corporation of Iran.Management Science Letters, 2(1), 147-160.


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