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Effect of Dark Personalities on Knowledge Hiding Behaviour at Higher Education Institutions

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  • Dewan Niamul Karim

    (Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Business Studies, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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A key concern in the way of improving knowledge sharing practices is knowledge hiding behaviour. Literature shows that knowledge hiding is a prevalent phenomenon in organisations including higher education institutions (HEIs) and is largely determined by the personality of the knowledge holders. Thus, the present study attempts to examine the effect of dark personalities (undesirable personality traits comprising of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) on knowledge hiding behaviour of faculty members at HEIs. Based on 139 valid responses from the full-time faculty members serving in various private universities in Bangladesh, the study revealed that both Machiavellianism and psychopathy have significant positive association with knowledge hiding behaviour of the academics, whereas narcissism is insignificantly related with knowledge hiding behaviour. This study indicated that dark personalities play a key role in academics’ inclination to hide knowledge.

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  • Dewan Niamul Karim, 2020. "Effect of Dark Personalities on Knowledge Hiding Behaviour at Higher Education Institutions," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 19(04), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jikmxx:v:19:y:2020:i:04:n:s0219649220500318
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219649220500318
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    1. Zutshi, Ambika & Creed, Andrew & Bhattacharya, Ananya & Bavik, Ali & Sohal, Amrik & Bavik, Yuen Lam, 2021. "Demystifying knowledge hiding in academic roles in higher education," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 206-221.
    2. Roksana Binte Rezwan & Yoshi Takahashi, 2021. "The Psychology behind Knowledge Hiding in an Organization," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-38, May.

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