Does time perspective influence knowledge hiding? Empirical evidence from Indian employees

Abstract

Purpose

The current study aims to explore the relationship between time perspective and knowledge hiding at the workplace.

Design/methodology/approach

The research adopts a cross-sectional design. Data were collected using purposive sampling technique from (n = 425) employees representing five sectors of companies.

Findings

Holding onto negative experiences of the past (past negative TP) and perceiving that one cannot control the outcomes of a circumstance (fatalistic TP) predict all three types of knowledge hiding. Staying in a perspective of working towards achieving a goal (futuristic TP) was negatively (although insignificantly) associated with knowledge hiding.

Practical implications

If organizations focus on shifting the time perspective of employees towards the future, KH can be curtailed. Consequently, knowledge management can be enhanced.

Originality/value

A decade of research has focused upon identifying dynamics of knowledge hiding at multiple levels, yet, the influence of TP on knowledge hiding is a novel empirical contribution to literature.

Citation

Ruparel, N., Choubisa, R., Seth, H. and Nagpal, G. (2022), "Does time perspective influence knowledge hiding? Empirical evidence from Indian employees", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-04-2021-0058