The Reality of the Dimensions of Organizational Memory
A Survey Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Employees in the Vocational Education Department / Nineveh Education Directorate
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61704/jpr.v25i1.pp58-68Keywords:
Organizational Memory, Technological Memory, Cultural Memory, Vocational Education DepartmentAbstract
The research aims to explore the reality of the dimensions of organizational memory, represented by administrative memory, cultural memory, and technological memory, and to address the challenges faced by the Vocational Education Department. The main question posed is: What is the level of availability of organizational memory dimensions in the studied organization according to the perceptions of the research sample? The research population consisted of 68 employees in the Vocational Education Department. To achieve the research objectives, a questionnaire was used for data collection. A total of 68 forms were distributed, and 63 valid responses were analyzed. The research adopted a descriptive-analytical methodology and utilized various statistical methods, including frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations, using SPSS V26 software. Based on the description and diagnosis of the research dimensions, the study tested the influence relationships among these dimensions according to the research's hypothetical framework. The key findings revealed no significant variation among the dimensions of organizational memory in the Vocational Education Department. Among the most important recommendations, the research emphasized the necessity of focusing on the dimensions of organizational memory within the Vocational Education Department. The findings highlighted the variation in these dimensions. Therefore, if the organization aims to achieve excellence and innovation in its performance and fully benefit from organizational memory for all stakeholders, it must develop programs and policies that prioritize fostering creativity in organizational memory and implementing its principles.
References
جودي، بلقاسم وقبقوب، عيسى (2019)، التوجه نحو الذاكرة التنظيمية وعلاقته بإعداد السيناريوهات مستقبل المنظمة: دراسة مسحية على عينة من العاملين بمديرية توزيع الكهرباء والغاز بولاية الأغواط، مجلة علوم الانسان والمجتمع، 8(2)، 289-316.
حسنين، السيد طه ومحمد، حمزة أحمد (2022)، دور إدارة الموارد البشرية الإلكترونية في تحسين مستوى الذاكرة التنظيمية: دراسة ميدانية، المجلة العلمية للدراسات والبحوث المالية والإدارية، 14(2)، 1-37.
عبدالكريم، مرام هاني (2020)، أثر الذاكرة التنظيمية على الأداء المنظمي في البنك العربي، رسالة ماجستير غير منشورة، جامعة الإسراء، الأردن.
Al‐Hakim, L. and Hassan, S. (2013), Knowledge Management Strategies, Innovation, and Organisational Performance: An Empirical Study of the Iraqi MTS. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 10(1), 58-71.
Al-Hakim, L., Thabit, T, and Al-Nasrawi, H. (2017), The Complementary Relationship between Organizational Architecture and Organizational Agility an Empirical Study in Mobile Carriers of Erbil–Iraq, International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 3(3), 19-28.
Almomani, R., Al-Abbadi, L., Abu Roman, A., Rumman, A. and Banyhamdan, K. (2019), Organizational Memory Knowledge Management Marketing Innovation and Cost of Quality Empirical Effects from Construction Industry in Jordan, Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 25(3), 1-13.
Al-Nasrawi, H., Al-Tameemi, A. and Thabit, T. (2018), The Impact of Organizational Dogmatism in Reducing the Employees' Internal Marketing, International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 5(1), 16-27.
Ayazi, F. and Shams Aleei, F. (2007), Using Ontologisms in Organizing Implicit Knowledge Flow in the Organization, 13th National Conference of Iranian Computer Association, Iran.
Cegarra-Navarro, J. and Martelo-Landroguez, S. (2020), The Effect of Organizaional Memory on Organizational Agility: Testing the Role of Counter-Knowledge and Knowledge Application, Journal of Intellectual Capital, 21(3), 459-479.
Eric, W. and Vladimir, Z. (1995), Actualizing Organizational Memory with Information Systems, Information Systems Research, 6(2), 85-117.
Foroughi, H., Diego, M., Jukka, R., Sébastien, M. and William, M. (2020), Organizational Memory Studies, Loughborough University.
Garvin, D., Edmondson, A. and Gino, F. (2008), Is You’re a Learning Organization?, Harvard Business Review, 86(3), 109-116.
Haunschild, P., Polidoro, F. and Chandler, D. (2015), Organizational Oscillation between Learning and Forgetting: The Dual Role of Serious Errors, Organization Science, 26(6), 1682-1701.
Hussein, A., Taher, ,M. and Luma, M. (2021), Organizational Memory, Knowledge Management, Marketing Innovation and Cost of Quality: Empirical Effects from Construction, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 10(1), 1528-2686.
Jameel, A., Hamdi, S., Karem, M. and Raewf, M. (2021), E-satisfaction Based on E-service Quality among University Students, Journal of Physics: Conference Series (1804(1)), IOP Publishing.
Kaufmann, E., Favretto, J., Filippim, E. and Cohen, E. (2019), Relationship between the Organizational Memory and Innovativity: The Case of Software Development Companies in the Southern Region of Brazil, Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 16(1), 1-20.
Lai, M. (2021), Organizational Memory: from a Cultural Perspective, The International Journal of Organizational Innovation, 13(3), 80-98.
Li, Y. and Zhong, Y. (2004), An Empirical Study on the Impact of Organizational Memory on Organizational Performance in Manufacturing Companies, Proceeding of the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Science, USA.
Mashudi, M., Fauziah, L., Setianingsih, E., Dwimawanti, I. and Aini, R. (2021), The Correlation between Information Technology Capability and Organizational Learning and Organizational Performance in Pharma, Tbk., Pasuruan, East Java.
Nafei, W. (2019), Organizational Memory and Organizational Performance from the Employee Perspective: A Study in the Egyptian Context, International Journal of Case Studies, 8(2), 85-100.
Raewf, M., Mahmood, Y. and Jaafar, A. (2021), The Impact of People in Cooperation on Cooperative Management of the Private Sector, UKH Journal of Social Sciences (UKHJSS), 5(2), 50-57.
Schein, E. (2004), Organizational Culture and Leadership, 3rd edition, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Toulabi, Z., Mehdi, D. and Reza, T. (2013), A Survey of the Relationship between Organizational Memory and, Organizational Learning in Public Organizations of Kerman, International Business Research, 6(1), 90-96.
Walsh, J. and Ungson, G. (1991), Organizational Memory, Academy of Management Review, 16(1), 57-91.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Prospective Researches
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You may not alter or transform this work in any way without permission from the authors. Non-commercial use, distribution, and copying are permitted, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and Al-Hadba University.
