A Look At The Importance Of Using Knowledge Management To Enhance Creativity In University Teachers

Abstract

The emergence of the knowledge economy has led many countries to pay more attention to the value of knowledge in organizations and increased competition among universities to acquire and manage knowledge, has led them to gain more success. However, the complexity of certain issues in the organizations has led creativity to be known as an important factor in problem solving, organizational dynamics and the final victory in the field of competition and survival. Since Educational systems, including Education are in focus of knowledge management processes – creating, acquiring, storing, sharing, application and dissemination of knowledge, with proper management of knowledge they can educate scholars and researchers’ knowledge as valuable organizational assets and resources. As management of knowledge is one of the main principles of change and innovation, so the efficient management of knowledge as one of the executors of education goals plays an important role in this way. Researchers have identified many factors that influence creativity and some of them show a relationship between knowledge management and creativity regarding its role in enhancing creativity and innovation. So the deeper attention to the role of knowledge management in educational institutions in order to strengthen the skills and knowledge to implement a coherent educational leaders can be an effective step towards enhancing their creativity. So we are to examine the role of knowledge management in education and its importance in university teachers’ creativity.