In the age of knowledge economy, today's organizations need knowledge management more than ever. Given the increasing development of information and communication technology and assessments in this field, the maturity of knowledge management in many organizations is imp
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In the age of knowledge economy, today's organizations need knowledge management more than ever. Given the increasing development of information and communication technology and assessments in this field, the maturity of knowledge management in many organizations is imperative and affects the future performance of the organization. Cultural Municipality of Tehran is one of the most capable organizations for knowledge management maturity. This research was a qualitative study in the cultural organization of Tehran Municipality. The statistical population consisted of experts who had reached theoretical saturation through 15 interviews with purposeful sampling. The researcher has achieved the knowledge management maturity model by using data base method and triple coding. The results showed that causal conditions (including organizational culture of knowledge sharing, having technology infrastructure, long-term investment, having a knowledge management roadmap), contextual conditions (including senior management support, organization life cycle, dispersion and multiplication of organization centers, and Expert manpower), interventionist conditions (including the role of sovereignty, intellectual property rights and competitors) affect strategies (including human resource empowerment, knowledge-based organization, implementation of knowledge management strategy, re-design of reward system and redesign). And strategies on outcomes (including improving decision making, developing and creating new knowledge, and more) Creativity, innovation, and identity influence the organization. Also, contextual conditions affect the central category of knowledge management maturity.
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