The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge characteristics and organizational innovation with mediating role of organizational learning and knowledge integration. In this regard, staff and managers of Sadra (Iran Marine Industrial Company) as the selected population and 250 of them were selected for sample. Questionnaire was used for data collection using confirmatory factor analysis for assessing validity, and Structural Equation Models (SEM), with Partial Least Squares (PLS) model was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between all variables. It can be said that knowledge characteristics has significant and positive effect on organizational learning, innovation and knowledge integration. Also significant effect of organizational learning on innovation is confirmed. In the other word, organizational learning and knowledge integration mediate the relationship between knowledge characteristics and organizational innovation.

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