Redefining knowledge hiding in the workplace: an in-depth qualitative study

Abstract

Purpose

To propose a newer perspective for an often-tabooed knowledge hiding by highlighting the socio-psychological experiences in knowledge sharing.

Design/methodology/approach

An in-depth interviewing process was adopted to study the influencers of knowledge flow, taking 42 educators of the online teaching platforms.

Findings

Unrelatedness, supervision, and engagement propelled knowledge sharing-conducive ambiance, contrary to the conclusions of the earlier studies.

Originality/value

Emerged themes established a connection between knowledge sharing, and the feel-good factor, promoting future researchers to extend it to higher psychological order approaches like Guanxi, Mianzi, and Ikigai.

Citation

Swain, D. and Jena, L.K. (2023), "Redefining knowledge hiding in the workplace: an in-depth qualitative study", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 37 No. 4, pp. 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-06-2022-0106