İstanbul vakıf üniversitelerinde bilgi yönetimi uygulamasının gereksinimleri

This study aims to explore the requirements of knowledge management implementation in Istanbul Aydin University in Turkey. The descriptive analytical approach is used by the researcher and the population of the study was the employees in Istanbul Aydin University. The questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The collection of data is completed by two ways. First, the researcher designs an online questionnaire and it was sent by the university's emails to the staff working and (30) of staff working members answered the online questionnaire. As well as, the researcher distributed (290) questionnaires to the university's staff and collected (251) questionnaire at the rate of (%86.5). The main conclusions that study reached, is that: knowledge management assists Istanbul Aydin University to achieve their goals, and that there is a positive relationship between the implementation of knowledge management and the requirements of knowledge management (organizational structure, leadership, information technology) in Istanbul Aydin University. The results showed the positive relationship between the requirements of knowledge management (organizational structure, transformational leadership and information technology) and the implementation of knowledge management in Istanbul Aydin University. Information technology took the first place with a mean that equals (3.83) followed by an organizational structure with a mean that equals (3.34) and then leadership with a mean that equals (3.10). The study detected that there are significant statistical differences in the implementation of knowledge management and organizational structure fields between the answers of the respondents concerning the requirements of implementing knowledge management due to the position. The study also detected that there are no significant statistical differences in the responses due to the position in the leadership and information technology fields, and as well that there are no significant statistical differences in the responses due to gender, years of experience. The study accomplished many recommendations, such as that the university should pay attention to hold a series of seminars, conferences, workshops, training courses and lectures in the field of knowledge management to raise awareness and culture of knowledge management and exchange of information and experiences in this field. The university should rely on developing creativity processes in knowledge management and making this as part of its day working, by following up the new creative opportunities, and then evaluating and choosing the best of them. The university also should make the practice of knowledge management activities as a basis for the competition among employees.