Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.31341/jios.46.1.8

Identifying Organizational Factors Effective Knowledge Concealment in Scientific Contexts (Case Study: Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi)

Mahdi Hoseinpour ; Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
Sanjar Salajghe ; Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
Mohammad Jalal Kamali ; Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the organizational factors affecting knowledge concealment in scientific contexts. This study has taken a mixed approach to identify these factors, so what makes it unique is the pluralism of data collection methods. Also, using the "Delphi" method, a conceptual model of organizational factors affecting knowledge concealment in scientific contexts is presented. The statistical sample included 314 employees of the Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi who were selected through the random sampling method. They filled knowledge concealment questionnaire by Demirkasimoglu (2016) and a scholar-made questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the structural equation method (SEM) in AMOS software. Findings revealed that the coefficient correlation of organizational culture, reward system, organizational structure, organizational support, organizational justice, quality of work-life, and leadership style with knowledge concealment was -0.62, -0.27, -0.49, -1.30, -0.77, -0.39, and -0.88, respectively. The results indicate that organizational factors have an inverse and significant relationship with knowledge concealment.

Keywords

Organizational Factors; Knowledge Concealment; Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi

Hrčak ID:

279878

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/279878

Publication date:

29.6.2022.

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