Studying impact of organizational structure on knowledge management (Case study: Electricity Distribution Company of South East of Tehran)

Current study has investigated the effect of organizational structure on knowledge management in the great Tehran Electricity Distribution Company (VP of South East). To collect data, two standard organizational structure questionnaire of Stephen Robbins and management knowledge questionnaire of Gold et al have been used. The purpose of this study is to understand the current situation of organizational structure and its impact on knowledge management. Independent variable of this research is organizational structure and its dimensions (Complexity, formalization and centralization) and dependent variable is knowledge management. This study has been conducted as an applied-research in terms of its objective and descriptive-correlative in terms of its method. Statistical population of this study is all of staffs in the great Tehran Electricity Distribution Company (VPof South East). The number of staffs is 615 persons which 236 employees were chosen using random sampling method and Cochran formula. Research’s results indicate that organizational structure has an impact on establishment of knowledge management. Also complexity has an impact on establishment of knowledge management. But formalization and centralization have a negative impact on establishment of knowledge management in organization. Regression equation also shows that organizational structure has the most effect on knowledge management and after that centralization and formalization and complexity play their role in knowledge management.