Unethical leadership and employee knowledge-hiding behavior in the Chinese context: a moderated dual-pathway model

被引:23
作者
Qin, Yazhou [1 ]
Xie, Yuhua [1 ]
Cooke, Fang Lee [2 ]
机构
[1] Hunan Univ, Sch Business, 12 Lushan South Rd, Changsha, Hunan, Peoples R China
[2] Monash Univ, Monash Business Sch, 26 Sir John Monash Dr, Melbourne, Vic 3145, Australia
关键词
China; Unethical leadership; Relational identification; Psychological distress; Knowledge hiding; Job complexity; Conservation of resource theory; ABUSIVE SUPERVISION; ETHICAL LEADERSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY; WORKPLACE OSTRACISM; TASK COMPLEXITY; BUSINESS ETHICS; WORK BEHAVIOR; CREATIVITY; PERFORMANCE; MEDIATION;
D O I
10.1057/s41291-021-00154-2
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
On the basis of conservation of resource theory and job characteristics theory, we developed a moderated dual-pathway model, wherein unethical leadership increases knowledge hiding through external relational resources and internal psychological resources, with job complexity acting as a contextual condition. Surveying 235 employees and 41 leaders in China, our findings show that unethical leadership is positively associated with knowledge hiding. Furthermore, this positive relationship is fulfilled through two opposite mechanisms: on one hand, unethical leadership decreases employees' relational identification, which then negatively predicts knowledge hiding. On the other hand, unethical leadership is positively related to psychological distress, which has a subsequent positive effect on knowledge hiding. The presence of high job complexity mitigates the effect of unethical leadership on psychological distress, which in return reduces knowledge hiding. Our findings have implications for leadership behavior in developing a knowledge-sharing workplace environment.
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页码:740 / 764
页数:25
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