The Relationship between Vocational Learning Community and Organizational Innovation Mediated by Knowledge Sharing in order to Present a Model in Islamic Azad Universities of Tehran

The general purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between professional learning community and organizational innovation through knowledge sharing in order to provide a model in Islamic Azad universities in Tehran.

This research was applied in terms of purpose and correlational in terms of descriptive method. The statistical population consisted of 1916 faculty members of Tehran Azad Universities. According to Cochran's formula, 320 people were selected as a sample by stratified random sampling. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire of the professional learning community with 87 questions, the Organizational Innovation Questionnaire of Ismail et al. (2002) with 33 questions and the Dixon Knowledge Sharing Questionnaire (2000) with 15 questions were used. The validity and reliability of the tools were also confirmed.

The results of structural equation test showed; there is a positive and significant relationship between professional learning community with organizational innovation (standard coefficient 0.710) and knowledge sharing (standard coefficient 0.586). There is a positive and significant relationship between knowledge sharing and organizational innovation (standard coefficient / 701).

Also, the relationship between professional learning community and organizational innovation mediated by knowledge sharing in Islamic Azad universities in Tehran is positive and significant and the presented model has a suitable fit.