Perceived overqualification? Examining its nexus with cyberloafing and knowledge hiding behaviour: harmonious passion as a moderator

Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 27(2), P. 460 - 484

Published: March 8, 2022

Purpose This study aims to assess the nexus between perceived overqualification (POQ), anger, knowledge hiding, cyberloafing and harmonious passion (HP). Design/methodology/approach The authors obtained 264 responses from two public traded firms in Pakistan using a supervisor-subordinated nested design multi-time data collecting strategy convenience sampling. Findings results indicate that POQ positively affects hiding cyberloafing. also found anger as potential mediator direct association In addition, findings suggest POQ, will be weak when individuals exhibit HP towards their job roles. of this research, considered whole, provided support for all hypothesised indirect linkages, which has important ramifications both theory practise. Research limitations/implications theoretical practical implications. Grounded on equity relative deprivation theory, paper asserts should used decrease affect. According authors, pro-environment employee actions may help build workplace culture well sense responsibility, can achieve significant results. Originality/value builds fills gaps left by earlier research better aid organisational researchers, practitioners stakeholders understanding how rage, information concealing, harmonic interact with one another.

Language: Английский

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The effects of expert power and referent power on knowledge sharing and knowledge hiding

Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 27(2), P. 383 - 403

Published: Feb. 22, 2022

Purpose The purpose of this research study is to determine the ways in which employees’ personal power-expert and referent power influences their knowledge sharing hiding behaviour. There are hardly any studies that have investigated effects employee expectations regarding consequences divulging knowledge. In study, authors investigate whether expected gains losses influence willingness participate transfer. Design/methodology/approach adopted a two-wave survey design collected critical data from 288 employees knowledge-intensive industries identified through online techno-groups, such as Stack Exchange. first wave, out total, 192 workers attended follow-up survey. apply polynomial regression followed by surface response analysis establish discrepancy between current levels if they divulge unique Findings find having relatively strong more likely share knowledge, categorically associated with reduced intention also observed an increased power. Surprisingly, these established negative outcomes specifically Research limitations/implications most significant contribution plays important but complex role determining participation transfer activities. conclude optimal scenario for one contributions fairly valued reputation not change because sharing. Originality/value To best authors’ comprehensive link both This terms its investigation or hide Thus, what why untouched area entire management literature special focus on hiding.

Language: Английский

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Towards Explaining Knowledge Hiding through Relationship Conflict, Frustration, and Irritability: The Case of Public Sector Teaching Hospitals

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(22), P. 12598 - 12598

Published: Nov. 15, 2021

Organizations grow and excel with knowledge sharing; on the other hand, hiding is a negative behavior that impedes innovation, growth, problem solving, timely correct decision making in organizations. It becomes more critical case of teaching hospitals, where, besides patient care, medical students are taught trained. We assume emotions lead employees to hide explicit knowledge, same vein, this study has attempted explain presence relational conflicts, frustration, irritability. collected data from 290 public sector healthcare organization adopted scales test conjectured relationships among selected variables. Statistical treatments were applied determine quality inferential statistics used hypotheses. The findings reveal relationship conflicts positively affect hiding, frustration partially mediates between hiding. Irritability moderates frustration. have both theoretical empirical implications. Theoretically, tests novel combination variables, adds details regarding intensity their existing body literature. Practically, guides hospital administrators managing informs how maintain it at lowest possible level.

Language: Английский

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Performance motivation and knowledge hiding: exploring the role of moral disengagement in education sector

Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 17, 2025

Purpose This paper aims to study the adverse effects of performance motivation and goal setting. The investigates unethical behavior knowledge hiding that requires moral disengagement. research further influence on hiding, along with investigating mediating effect Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling has been adopted understand relationships. Data was collected from 288 students Indian higher education institutions how social cognitive aspects influenced hiding. Findings findings revealed hide peers rationalize process through cognition disengagement justify process. It observed a stronger relationship rationalized as compared evasive or playing dumb. Research limitations/implications By exploring potential unintended yet detrimental consequences motivation, this adds scant literature drawbacks ambitious also advances by these constructs behavioral ethics lens Practical implications Awareness about ill-effects understanding role in same will help administrators policymakers cautiously promote performance-driven culture within academia well designing effective interventions for curbing same. Originality/value current extant negative side setting provides new insights into it can encourage knowledge-hiding behavior. Further, academic among scarce. thus behavior(s) is one early studies uncover an antecedent

Language: Английский

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Counteracting knowledge hiding among academics to foster creativity: is organisational support the silver bullet or fools’ gold?

VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 11, 2025

Purpose Knowledge hiding has become one of the main inhibitors to generation new research ideas and solutions for university context. Organisational support been proven effective in reducing knowledge within corporate settings. Nevertheless, recent evidence emerging from academic studies undervalues its ability address this issue contexts. This paper believes further investigation is needed produce more conclusive findings. Therefore, aims examine positive indirect effect organisational on creativity by three types hiding: evasive hiding, playing dumb rationalised hiding. Design/methodology/approach The model was tested with survey data a sample groups public private universities an country. Findings findings suggest that two (evasive dumb). Research limitations/implications cannot be extrapolated occurs during transfer. Originality/value work challenges current disregards significance among academics reveals essential addressing difficulties result economic incentive conflicts associated dumb. Furthermore, promote culture sharing gain respect, recognition prestige. also reduces harmful practice which often used both as ego-defensive mechanism maintain positions superiority.

Language: Английский

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Knowledge-hiding behavior in multicultural management: the impact of cultural values and the buffering effect of cultural intelligence

Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 9, 2025

Graphical representation of abstract Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence cultural orientations on managers’ knowledge-hiding behavior (KHB) through lens individualism and collectivism. It explores how these values shape intentional concealment knowledge, with relationship conflict serving as a mediator intelligence (CI) acting moderator. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts quantitative approach, collecting data over four months (December 2022 March 2023) from managerial-level employees in multinational companies across various sectors Pakistan’s major cities (Faisalabad, Lahore Islamabad). A random sampling technique was employed distribute questionnaires two waves, separated by one month, reduce common method bias. final sample 325 responses analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) Smart PLS 4 software. Findings results reveal that managers individualistic are significantly more prone engage KHB, whereas collectivist less likely do so. In addition, found mediate between collectivism highlighting may KHB when relational tensions arise. Moreover, CI moderates suggesting higher can either amplify or mitigate impact tendencies. Originality/value contributes literature offering novel empirical insights into values, specifically collectivism, drive among managers. also sheds light mediating role moderating CI, addressing need for vertical knowledge hiding within contexts. By examining dynamics, fills critical gap understanding cross-cultural influences managerial behavior, particularly context management.

Language: Английский

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Is knowledge hiding in higher education a political phenomenon? An explanatory sequential approach to explore non-linear and three-way interaction effects

Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 655 - 695

Published: May 5, 2022

Purpose This study addresses a central research question: Is individuals’ propensity to hide knowledge “political phenomenon” among researchers in the Indian higher education institutions? Drawing upon social exchange and uncertainty management theories, authors examine how three-way interaction effect of perceptions organizational politics, political will skill contributes hiding. In addition, this aims develop nuanced understanding hiding phenomenon context. Design/methodology/approach adopts mixed-method design with an explanatory sequential approach. The gathered data through cross-sectional survey 286 (Study 1) followed by two focus group discussions 2) involving 13 academic from five universities. sample includes full-time faculty members, postgraduate doctoral students engaged research. Findings results Study 1 indicate that researchers’ politics positively relate their findings also suggest positive relationship between turns negative for individuals high skill. explore significant predictors unveils various characteristics knowledge, hider, seeker interpersonal dynamics as key drivers academia. Originality/value contributions are provide new insights into unravel factors incite is one few literature adopt

Language: Английский

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The impact of abusive supervision on the postgraduate students’ team creativity in higher education institutions

Studies in Higher Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: June 5, 2024

In higher education institutions, postgraduate students' team creativity often depends on willingness to share knowledge, which they surprisingly are not always willing do and some even hiding knowledge. Drawing social exchange theory, we explain how abusive supervision leads students hide in turn reduces creativity. To explore boundary conditions of the relationship between knowledge hiding, proposed performance climate as moderator. Two studies were tested: A cross-sectional study 298 (Study 1) a two-wave investigation 83 supervisors 301 2). Results showed that: (1) has significant positive impact evasive playing dumb but rationalized hiding; (2) play fully mediating role creativity; (3) plays moderating hiding. Combining two studies, our findings offer new, instrumental perspective responses with valuable theoretical practical implications discussed.

Language: Английский

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Why and how does the Dark Triad personality influence knowledge hiding? A generativity perspective

Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 28(8), P. 2220 - 2237

Published: July 1, 2024

Purpose Drawing on the generativity framework, this study aims to investigate relationship between Dark Triad personalities (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) knowledge hiding. This also identifies mediating role of motivation moderating focus opportunities. Design/methodology/approach Using a convenience sample, two-wave time-lagged collected survey responses from 498 employees manufacturing industries in China, data was analyzed using hierarchal regression bootstrapping methods. Findings found that Machiavellianism psychopathy are both positively related motivation. The plays paths hiding, opportunities moderates direct indirect effect Originality/value Based we find new underlying mechanism thereby further enriching literature relation their influence over management. Moreover, it finds can weaken negative relationships

Language: Английский

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The hidden cost of cronyism! A nexus of knowledge hiding, moral disengagement and egoistic climate in higher educational institutions

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 5, 2024

Purpose Despite noted instances of organizational cronyism in public sector Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), there is a lack empirical evidence on its detrimental outcomes. The present investigation tested the impact knowledge hiding via mediating role moral disengagement and moderating egoistic climate. Design/methodology/approach A multi-stage random sample was drawn from 312 teaching faculty working HEIs Lahore, Pakistan three waves. M-plus used to validate longitudinal moderated mediation model based Structural Equation Modeling. Findings results showed that leads hiding. In addition, it substantiated acts as mediator relationship between strengthening an climate found direct indirect association cronyism, disengagement, Originality/value There dearth research consequences understanding factors underlie this limited. This has bridged gap by investigating linking knowledge-hiding building social exchange cognitive theory.

Language: Английский

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