The reality of knowledge retention practices: An analytical study of the opinions of a sample of employees in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning
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The aim of the research is to explain the reality of knowledge retention practices in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and what are the most adopted practices in the ministry this is in the light of addressing the research problem and answering the following question (what is the reality of knowledge retention practices in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning according to the realizations of the researched sample)?,The research relied on the analytical descriptive approach through the use of a questionnaire to collect and analyze data. The research population consisted of (951) male and female employees in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning. The research sample consisted of (239) male and female employees distributed over 13 departments in the Ministry of Iraqi planning. The results showed that the Iraqi Ministry of Planning possesses a set of practices to retain knowledge by activating the role of the Human Resources Department in supporting communications between the Ministry's employees and encouraging creative solutions, in addition to spreading the culture that encourages the sharing of knowledge among the Ministry's employees, The research recommended increasing reliance on some practices to retain knowledge, by building communities of employees to exchange experiences and transfer information among them, or by working on transferring some stories to new employees that enhance the position of the ministry and be a way to spread its message and values.
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