Journal article
Tell me if you can: time pressure, prosocial motivation, perspective taking, and knowledge hiding
Abstract
Purpose The belief that knowledge actually expands when it is shared has been deeply rooted in the mainstream knowledge management literature. Although many organizations and managers expect employees to share their knowledge with their colleagues, this does not always occur. This study aims to use the conservation of resources theory to explain why employees who experience greater time pressure are more likely to engage in knowledge hiding; it …
Authors
Škerlavaj M; Connelly CE; Cerne M; Dysvik A
Journal
Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 22, No. 7, pp. 1489–1509
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Date
September 4, 2018
DOI
10.1108/jkm-05-2017-0179
ISSN
1367-3270