AUTHOR=Wang YiFan 

TITLE=Impact of Interpersonal Competition on Knowledge Hiding Behavior Among the Employees: Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement and Work Overload

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.881220

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.881220

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=The knowledge hiding behavior can obstruct the stream of information to decrease the creativity in the organization. This study examines the effect of interpersonal competition on knowledge hiding behavior, moral disengagement, and work overload. Moreover, the study also examines the impact of moral disengagement and work overload on knowledge hiding behavior. Also, the study examines the mediating role of moral disengagement and work overload between interpersonal competition and knowledge hiding behavior. The study was carried out by quantitative methodology, and 361 employees were engaged to fill the questionnaires employed in manufacturing companies from China. A convenient sampling technique had used for data collection. The findings of this study indicate that interpersonal competition positively and significantly affects knowledge hiding behavior, moral disengagement, and work overload. Moreover, the study established that moral disengagement and work overload positively and significantly impact knowledge hiding behavior. According to the results, moral disengagement work overload significantly mediates interpersonal competition and knowledge hiding behavior. This research is valuable for government, policymakers, and executives of manufacturing companies to establish the appropriate strategies for employees and provide a sustainable environment. This research also offers new visions to managers to know the current events and predict the possible causes that lead to the knowledge hiding behavior and what is the possible strategies to eliminate this kind of behavior.