Hamid  Tabli, Reza  Ghavi, Hossein  Ostevarnia, 
    Evaluating the Impact of Job Characteristics on Knowledge Creation in Khorasan Razavi General Directorate of Youth and Sports,
    International Business Management,
    Volume 10,Issue 15,
    2016,
    Pages 2874-2878,
    ISSN 1993-5250,
    ibm.2016.2874.2878,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2016.2874.2878)
    Abstract: One of the key drivers of competitive advantage is the organization ability to create and apply new knowledge. So identification and studying factors influencing the knowledge creation in is very important. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of job characteristics on knowledge creation. Research method is survey and applied research. The population consisted of the Khorasan Razavi General Directorate of Youth and Sports employees that are 80 employees. Random sampling was used and the sample size calculatrd 68 employees by Cochran formula. Validity was verified using SmartPLS Software. Reliability of the questionnaire was approved by using the Cronbach’s alpha which is equal to 0.78. The results of Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) showed that job characteristics has a positive effect on knowledge creation.
    Keywords: Job characteristics;knowledge creation;Structural Equation Modelling (SEM);validity;Smart PLS Software