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. 2023 Oct 21;9(11):e21035.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21035. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Knowledge hiding and individual task performance: The role of individual creativity as mediator

Ika Atma Kurniawanti  1   2 , Djumilah Zain  2 , Armanu Thoyib  2 , Mintarti Rahayu  2
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Knowledge hiding and individual task performance: The role of individual creativity as mediator

Ika Atma Kurniawanti et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

This study investigates the association of knowledge hiding with individual task performance and the mediation role of individual creativity. It focuses on how employees' knowledge-hiding behavior can influence their task performance and how individual creativity can alleviate the negative consequences of knowledge-hiding. Data was collected from 256 employees working in financing companies in Indonesia. Hypothesis testing was conducted using the Structural Equation Model - Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) model. The findings showed that all indicators significantly represented the dimensions of evasive hiding, playing dumb, and rationalized hiding, which collectively constitutes knowledge hiding. Furthermore, the study confirmed that individual creativity served as a mediator in the relationship between knowledge hiding and individual task performance. The implications of this study underscore the importance of addressing knowledge-hiding behavior within organizations and promoting individual creativity as a means to overcome the negative consequences and enhance task performance.

Keywords: Evasive hiding; Individual creativity; Individual task performance; Knowledge hiding; Playing dumb; Rationalized hiding.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests:The authors report administrative support was provided by Doctoral Program of Management Science, Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University.

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Conceptual framework.
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Results of the structural model estimation test using algorithm technique.
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Structural model estimation testing using the bootstrapping technique.
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