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The Relationship Between Perceptions of Leader Hypocrisy and Employees' Knowledge Hiding Behaviors: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023; 16:133-147.PR

Abstract

PURPOSE

Knowledge-sharing is critical for the survival and development of today's organization, but employees are not always willing to share their knowledge and sometimes even hide it intentionally or unintentionally. Taken from the leadership perspective, this paper aims to investigate the influence of leader hypocrisy on employees' knowledge-hiding behaviors. Drawing on the self-determination theory (SDT), this paper explores the mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction, as well as the moderating effect of employees' interdependent self-construal on the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and knowledge-hiding behaviors. The moderated mediation effect is also tested.

METHODS

The data were collected from companies located in mainland China. The data sample for analysis consists of 336 employees. Hierarchical regression analysis was adopted to test the hypotheses of our proposed model.

RESULTS

Leader hypocrisy are positively related to knowledge-hiding behaviors (b = 0.490, p < 0.01). Basic psychological needs satisfaction plays a partial mediating role in such relationship (b =0.118, [0.056, 0.210]). The interdependent self-construal moderates the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and knowledge-hiding behaviors (b = 0.134, p < 0.01), as well as the moderated mediation effect (BootSE = 0.018, [-0.083, -0.009]).

CONCLUSION

The results show that leader hypocrisy is positively related to knowledge-hiding behaviors, and basic psychological needs satisfaction partially mediates such relationship. The interdependent self-construal weakens the negative relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and knowledge hiding.

Authors+Show Affiliations

School of Management, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.School of Management, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.School of International Business and Management, Sichuan International Studies University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.School of Management, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.School of Foreign Studies, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.School of Management, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

36688227

Citation

Wang, Jiping, et al. "The Relationship Between Perceptions of Leader Hypocrisy and Employees' Knowledge Hiding Behaviors: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model." Psychology Research and Behavior Management, vol. 16, 2023, pp. 133-147.
Wang J, Tian S, Wang Y, et al. The Relationship Between Perceptions of Leader Hypocrisy and Employees' Knowledge Hiding Behaviors: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023;16:133-147.
Wang, J., Tian, S., Wang, Y., Guo, Y., Wei, X., Zhou, X., & Zhang, Y. (2023). The Relationship Between Perceptions of Leader Hypocrisy and Employees' Knowledge Hiding Behaviors: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 16, 133-147. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S381364
Wang J, et al. The Relationship Between Perceptions of Leader Hypocrisy and Employees' Knowledge Hiding Behaviors: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023;16:133-147. PubMed PMID: 36688227.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The Relationship Between Perceptions of Leader Hypocrisy and Employees' Knowledge Hiding Behaviors: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model. AU - Wang,Jiping, AU - Tian,Shuhui, AU - Wang,Yu, AU - Guo,Yujie, AU - Wei,Xiaoyang, AU - Zhou,Xingchi, AU - Zhang,Yishi, Y1 - 2023/01/15/ PY - 2022/8/7/received PY - 2022/12/29/accepted PY - 2023/1/23/entrez PY - 2023/1/24/pubmed PY - 2023/1/24/medline KW - basic psychological needs satisfaction KW - interdependent self-construal KW - knowledge hiding KW - leader hypocrisy SP - 133 EP - 147 JF - Psychology research and behavior management JO - Psychol Res Behav Manag VL - 16 N2 - PURPOSE: Knowledge-sharing is critical for the survival and development of today's organization, but employees are not always willing to share their knowledge and sometimes even hide it intentionally or unintentionally. Taken from the leadership perspective, this paper aims to investigate the influence of leader hypocrisy on employees' knowledge-hiding behaviors. Drawing on the self-determination theory (SDT), this paper explores the mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction, as well as the moderating effect of employees' interdependent self-construal on the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and knowledge-hiding behaviors. The moderated mediation effect is also tested. METHODS: The data were collected from companies located in mainland China. The data sample for analysis consists of 336 employees. Hierarchical regression analysis was adopted to test the hypotheses of our proposed model. RESULTS: Leader hypocrisy are positively related to knowledge-hiding behaviors (b = 0.490, p < 0.01). Basic psychological needs satisfaction plays a partial mediating role in such relationship (b =0.118, [0.056, 0.210]). The interdependent self-construal moderates the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and knowledge-hiding behaviors (b = 0.134, p < 0.01), as well as the moderated mediation effect (BootSE = 0.018, [-0.083, -0.009]). CONCLUSION: The results show that leader hypocrisy is positively related to knowledge-hiding behaviors, and basic psychological needs satisfaction partially mediates such relationship. The interdependent self-construal weakens the negative relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and knowledge hiding. SN - 1179-1578 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/36688227/The_Relationship_Between_Perceptions_of_Leader_Hypocrisy_and_Employees'_Knowledge_Hiding_Behaviors:_Testing_a_Moderated_Mediation_Model_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -
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