The Impact of Knowledge Management on Employee Professional Development: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Capabilities

Professional development plays significant role in the emergence of creativity and career innovation. Moreover, knowledge management is a process that involves activities such as the explicit or implicit exchange of experiences and the induction of ideas and skills that lead to increased entrepreneurial capabilities and professional development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of knowledge management on the professional development of the Employee of Ardabil Management and Planning Organization by considering the mediating role of entrepreneurship capability. The statistical population was 186 employees of the Management and Planning Organization of Ardabil province and due to the limitedness of this society, the entire statistical population was studied as a sample. To collect the data, Zandi Entrepreneurship Capacity Standard Questionnaire (2013), Fong & Chi Knowledge Management Standard Questionnaire (2009) and Nova Professional Development Standard Questionnaire (2008) were used. The research model was tested based on the partial least squares method and SmartPLS software. The results showed that knowledge management has a positive effect on the entrepreneurial capabilities and professional development of Ardabil Management and Planning Organization. Entrepreneurship capabilities have a positive effect on the professional development of the employee of the Management and Planning Organization of Ardabil Province. Entrepreneurship capability also has a mediating role in the relationship between knowledge management and professional development of Ardabil Management and Planning Organization employee.