en مديريت ورزشی و شاخه‌های وابسته بدان Sport Management and its related branches مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Background. </strong>Knowledge today is a strategic factor in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage for power in an organization, but merely having knowledge only as an asset does not create value. The sharing and dissemination of knowledge with other members within and outside the organization will provide a space for </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;">the creation</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> of new and valuable knowledge assets. <strong>Objectives. </strong>The aim of this study was to identify and prioritize factors affecting knowledge sharing and dissemination in Iran&#39;s ministry of youth and sports. <strong>Methods. </strong>This study employed the qualitative research method. The study population included all managers, advisers, </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;">and</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> experts of the ministry and faculty members informed </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;">in</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> the field of knowledge management within the ministry. In the first stage, purposive sampling based on theoretical l approach and 19 semi-structured interviews were conducted. Using coding method seven main factors were detected by MAXQDA software. The next step was to prioritize and interpretive structural modeling and the opinion of eight experts and academic professors was used. <strong>Results. </strong>After analyzing the data, factors affecting knowledge sharing were put into 5 levels. Leadership factors were placed at the bottom of the model and the individual factors placed at the highest level. <strong>Conclusion. </strong>The insight that this model offers can help in the success and effectiveness of KM activities in this ministry.</span></span></div> Knowledge Management, Structural Interpretative Modeling, Leadership and Individual Factors, Sports 87 94 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-513-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Rahmatollah Gholipour Souteh rgholipor@ut.ac.ir 10031947532846007064 10031947532846007064 Yes Department of Governmental Administration, Management Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Esmaeili mr.esmaeili62@yahoo.com 10031947532846007065 10031947532846007065 No Sport Management Department, Sport Science Research Institute, Tehran, Iran Habib Honari honari_h@yahoo.com 10031947532846007066 10031947532846007066 No Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Hoseein Ghorbani ghorbani.moho@gmail.com 10031947532846007067 10031947532846007067 No Sport management Department, Sport Science Research Institute, Tehran, Iran