The Impact of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capitals on Achieving Competitive Advantage and Ranking it with AHP Method (Case Study: Iran Insurance Company)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Vadood Javan Amani ¹
• Hamid Akbari ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² PhD. Student, Department of Public Administration, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Keywords

• Knowledge Management
• Intellectual Capital
• Competitive Advantage
• Organization Performance
• Iran Insurance Company

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