Evaluation of Human Resources Re-engineering and Knowledge Management Processes on the Economy of Sirjan free Trade zone (Iran)

Any organization or company is a social institution based on the target operating and coordinated system that is associated with the external environment. In the past when the environment was relatively stable for more organizations they had taken advantage of opportunities by gradual changes and less satisfaction. With the passage of time, all over the world, organizations have found that only changes in a gradual way may not reduce their existing problems and sometimes it is necessary to save the organization and infrastructure by basic and comprehensive changes in the organization. Nowadays, throughout the world, these revolutionary changes have been named as reengineering. Process of reengineering is a current task in which the organization replaces the original business processes, so the organization moves from function-oriented to process-oriented. In these circumstances, knowledge management and re-engineering are considered as an important source of competitive advantage and can lead to important results, which should be investigated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of re-engineering and human resources management processes on knowledge-based economy of Sirjan free trade zone. Required data were obtained by open interview from 385 experts employed and engaged in free trade zones through random sampling method in 2015. The results of the survey were based on questionnaire data and linear regression analysis showed that knowledge management processes variable has a significant positive impact (p<0.01) on economy of Sirjan free trade zone. The test results showed that the re-engineering of human resources variable also had significant positive impact on the economy of Sirjan Special Economic Zone (p <0.01). Finally, on the basis of research findings and outcomes, some applicable suggestions will be provided for better improvement.