In the knowledge era, knowledge is considered as the most worthwhile asset of the organization. Hence Knowledge management (KM) has a vital role in sustaining competitive advantage and effectiveness of the organization. Successful implementation of KM in organization requires an appropriate context. The importance of human-social context makes transformational leadership as an effective facilitator of KM practices (knowledge creation and knowledge sharing). The primary purpose of the research is investigating the relationship between transformational leadership with KMpractices. The research method is descriptive and correlational. The population of the research consists of 232 person of managers and senior experts of administrative and commercial departments of the NIOPDC. A sample of 144 subjects was selected as statistical sampling. According to the research findings there are significant relationships between transformational leadership with KM practices. These findings support the necessity of adopting more humanistic leadership styles for implementing knowledge management more effectively.

Successful implementation of Knowledge management for organization requires a systematic and comprehensive perspective about various organizational factors. Appropriateness of these factors and their integration and coordination is a vital perquisite for implementing knowledge management effectively. The primary purpose of the research is investigating the relationship between three fundamental aspects of intellectual capital-human capital, structuralcapital and relational capital-with knowledge management practices. The research method is descriptive and correlational. The population of the research consists of managers and senior experts of the government state of one of the south states of Iran. A sample of 120 subjects was selected by simple random sampling. According to the research findings there are significant relationship between these intellectual capitaland knowledge management practices. These findings support the necessity of preparing the perquisites of effective implementation of knowledge management. Accordingly an organization characterized by more developed intellectual capitals can benefit from knowledge management initiatives.