Are there any antecedents of top-down knowledge hiding in firms? Evidence from the United Arab Emirates

Atif Saleem Butt is based at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah. He Butt is Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. He received PhD in Supply Chain Management from Monash University, Australia. He is passionate about exploring behavioural dynamics in buyer-supplier relationships in the supply chain, and further engaging in a cross-disciplinary research. His work has appeared in journals of international repute including Journal of Knowledge Management, International Journal of Knowledge Management, Management Research Review, Benchmarking: an International Journal, Journal of Asia Business Studies and International Public Management Journal, among others.

Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad is based at the School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and Department of Administration, University of Raparin, Ranya, Iraq. He is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is also Lecturer at the University of Raparin in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Ahmad received the PhD Degree in Management at the School of Economics and Management of Beihang University, China. His current research focuses on organizational change and public sector reform and how employees react to such change and reform efforts.