Knowledge Management and Its Role in the Innovative Performance of the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports

The study aimed to determine the role of knowledge management and its dimensions (knowledge creation - knowledge sharing - knowledge application - knowledge storage) in the innovative performance of the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports in terms of connection and influence, as well as defining Levels of awareness, practice, and application of the study variables and their dimensions. To achieve the objectives, two main hypotheses were built. (H1-H2). The study dealt with the youth and sports sector represented by the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports. The target community represented the directors and middle and senior leadership in the ministry with a total of (82) directors and a sample of (77) directors from various formations and levels of the ministry. Data were collected using several methods, including questionnaires, personal interviews, field experience, personal observation, reports, and official statements. To analyze the data, statistical program were used (SPSS_V.26) A set of statistical tools were used to reach the results, the most important of which is (mean - coefficient of variation - Standard deviation - Content validity - Simple linear regression - Pearson correlation coefficient), and one of the most important findings of the study is that there is a positive impact of knowledge management on innovative performance, and the knowledge application dimension was the most closely linked and Influencing innovative performance.