...Thazin Oo; Sie Sar Oo; Yaw Zar Ling Purpose Drawing on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study explores the effect of employee cynicism on three dimensions of knowledge hiding via psychological ownership and the moderating role of job autonomy and task interdependence. Design...

... sharing while neglecting the obstructive role of knowledge hiding. To address these gaps, this study investigates how organizational psychological ownership and psychological entitlement influence innovative work behavior, with knowledge hiding examined as a mediating mechanism. Design/methodology...

...Rui Yan; Zhen Tang; Dewen Liu; Shanji Yao Purpose Drawing on the job design model and adaptive cost theory, this study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled task and knowledge characteristics on knowledge hiding. It also explores the moderating role of mastery climate...

... identification (NOI) and knowledge hiding within a dyadic framework. We investigate how a CEO’s NOI can influence subordinates’ knowledge hiding through the mediating roles of ego depletion and psychological distress, and the moderating role of coworker relational energy. Design/methodology/approach...

...Yajun Zhang; Luni Zhang; Junwei Zhang; Jingjing Wang; Muhammad Naseer Akhtar Purpose Drawing upon the cognitive-affective processing system (CAPS) framework, the current study proposes a dual-pathway model that suggests self-serving leadership has a positive influence on employee knowledge hiding...

.... The analysis was meticulously executed using Hierarchical Linear Modeling, complemented by bias-corrected bootstrapping techniques. Findings The findings reveal that self-interest acts as a full mediator in the positive link between supervisor BLM and knowledge hiding. Furthermore, the performance climate...

.... For this reason, there is concern about the negative impacts of hiding knowledge in the context of inter-organizational collaborative work. Therefore, the research goal is to analyze the moderating effect of the three types of knowledge hiding (playing dumb, evasive hiding and rationalized hiding...

...Changyu Wang; Jiaojiao Feng; Xinze Li Purpose Previous research suggests that abusive supervision has a positive effect on subordinates’ behaviors of knowledge hiding. However, the authors argue that this effect depends on the level of team abusive supervision differentiation. Drawing...

...Zhen Zhang; Min Min Purpose Although scholars have provided sufficient empirical evidence on the effectiveness of organizational rewards in managing knowledge sharing, little attention has been paid to the relationship between organizational rewards and knowledge hiding. Drawing on self...

...Atif Saleem Butt; Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how firms can mitigate knowledge hiding behavior among their managers. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a multiple case study methodology by studying nine UAE based firms. Furthermore, 26 semi...

...Sadia Jahanzeb; Dirk De Clercq; Tasneem Fatima Purpose With a basis in social identity and equity theories, this study investigates the relationship between employees' perceptions of organizational injustice and their knowledge hiding, along with the mediating role of organizational dis...

...Patrick S.W. Fong; Chenghao Men; Jinlian Luo; Ruiqian Jia Purpose Creativity and innovation are crucial in improving the organizational performance and sustaining competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between knowledge hiding and team creativity...