Antecedents and Consequences of Employee Knowledge Hiding: A Meta-Analysis

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10.2991/978-94-6463-642-0_49How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Knowledge Hiding; Antecedents; Consequences; Meta-analysis

Abstract

Although there is an increasing number of researches on knowledge hiding, but existing studies are scattered in different fields and there is a lack of quantitative synthesis of extant literature. Based on the empirical literatures at home and abroad from 2012 to 2024 (k=149, n=52846), this study comprehensively meta-analyzes the antecedents and consequences of knowledge hiding. The results show that individual characteristics, interpersonal characteristics, situational factors, and knowledge complexity are significantly related to knowledge hiding; knowledge hiding is significantly associated with task performance and creativity. In addition, knowledge hiding plays a stronger negative impact on employee creativity than on task performance. The scales, measuring ways and research designs moderate the relationship between knowledge hiding and task performance and creativity to varying degrees. The findings deepen the theoretical explanations on the triggering factors and outcomes of knowledge hiding and promote the development of knowledge hiding theory.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yong Huang
AU  - Xiaonian Zhang
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/01/24
TI  - Antecedents and Consequences of Employee Knowledge Hiding: A Meta-Analysis
BT  - Proceedings of 2024 6th International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 459
EP  - 474
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-642-0_49
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-642-0_49
ID  - Huang2025
ER  -