ANTECEDENTS OF KNOWLEDGE HIDING IN ORGANIZATIONS: A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE WORKERS

Authors : Mert GÜRLEK

Pages : 20-32

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Conference Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this research is to reveal the antecedents of knowledge hiding. In this context, workplace ostracism, abusive supervision, organizational injustice, distrust in coworkers, and career ambition were addressed as the antecedents of knowledge hiding. Research data were collected from employees of companies operating in the information technology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IT); industry in the İstanbul region of Turkey. Structural equation modeling insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SEM); was used to test the hypotheses. According to the findings, workplace ostracism, abusive supervision, organizational injustice, distrust in coworkers, and career ambition positively and significantly affect knowledge hiding. The explanatory power of antecedents in relation to knowledge hiding is substantial insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R2 = 0.702);. As a result, this research contributes to the literature by testing a comprehensive research model on the antecedents of knowledge hiding.
Keywords : Organizational Behavior, Knowledge Hiding, Knowledge Workers, IT Industry