capital and organizational performance in government organizations in southern regions of the country

The world is changing from industrial-based to knowledge-based economy. In this regard, one of the most important and essential elements is intellectual capital (IC). The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between IC (i.e. human capital, structural capital, relational capital) and organizational performance (OP) within the the National Iranian South Oil Company (Staff sec tor - Ahvaz). This research is an applied descriptive-co relative re search. The data collecting instrument is questionnaire (Cronbach a of IC, OP =.92, .85 (. The hypothesis testing was conducted us ing SPSS18 (Pearson correlation coefficient, one factor ANOVA, t-test) and model development was conducted using AG on 100 Executive managers. Statistical support are founded for the hypoth esized relationships and results confirm a positive relationship be tween intellectual capital and organizational performance (he=40%, Sc=58%, RC=31%) and also dimensions of IC impact on each other and on organization performance within the company. It shows a confirmation of previous studies but the difference in psychometric item evaluation given the unique geographical and sect oral context. Some recommendations are then made for researchers.