Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work
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Webster, J; Brown, G; Zweig, D; Connelly, CE; Brodt, S; Sitkin, S
Published in: Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management
August 25, 2008
This chapter discusses why employees keep their knowledge to themselves. Despite managers' best efforts, many employees tend to hoard knowledge or are reluctant to share their expertise with coworkers or managers. Although many firms have introduced specialized initiatives to encourage a broader dissemination of ideas and knowledge among organizational members, these initiatives often fail. This chapter provides reasons as to why this is so. Instead of focusing on why individuals might share their knowledge, however, we explain why individuals keep their knowledge to themselves. Multiple perspectives are offered, including social exchange, norms of secrecy, and territorial behaviors. © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management
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0742-7301
Publication Date
August 25, 2008
Volume
27
Start / End Page
1 / 37
Related Subject Headings
- Business & Management
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Webster, J., Brown, G., Zweig, D., Connelly, C. E., Brodt, S., & Sitkin, S. (2008). Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, 27, 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-7301(08)27001-5
Webster, J., G. Brown, D. Zweig, C. E. Connelly, S. Brodt, and S. Sitkin. “Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work.” Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management 27 (August 25, 2008): 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-7301(08)27001-5.
Webster J, Brown G, Zweig D, Connelly CE, Brodt S, Sitkin S. Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management. 2008 Aug 25;27:1–37.
Webster, J., et al. “Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work.” Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, vol. 27, Aug. 2008, pp. 1–37. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0742-7301(08)27001-5.
Webster J, Brown G, Zweig D, Connelly CE, Brodt S, Sitkin S. Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management. 2008 Aug 25;27:1–37.
Published In
Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management
DOI
ISSN
0742-7301
Publication Date
August 25, 2008
Volume
27
Start / End Page
1 / 37
Related Subject Headings
- Business & Management