Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel Framework
The purpose of the study is to uncover how and when ethical leadership impacts knowledge hiding behavior. First, by examining the individual level morality-based characteristics (moral identity and reflective moral attentiveness) as separate and serial mediators concerning ethical leadership and kno...
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| author | Hina Shahid Shafaq Arif Chaudhry Furrakh Abbas Saira Ghulam Hassan Shoaib Aslam |
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| description | The purpose of the study is to uncover how and when ethical leadership impacts knowledge hiding behavior. First, by examining the individual level morality-based characteristics (moral identity and reflective moral attentiveness) as separate and serial mediators concerning ethical leadership and knowledge hiding (level 1). Second, by investigating the moderating role of team- level relational climates in relation to ethical leadership and knowledge hiding (level 2). Time- lagged design was used to collect data through a structured questionnaire from 300 employees of Information Technology (IT) organizations in Pakistan. Level 1 findings revealed a significant and negative relationship of ethical leadership with knowledge hiding. Follower’s individual level morality-based characteristics served as individual and serial mediators to ethical leadership and knowledge hiding. Level 2 of the study only found the moderating role of team communal sharing climate in relation to ethical leadership and knowledge hiding. The study brings to fore the “morality-based perspective” for understanding knowledge hiding at the workplace. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cc49dd3908c4fad90b4c9e9c8af6c9b2023-12-13T04:03:33ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402023-12-011310.1177/21582440231215569Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel FrameworkHina Shahid0Shafaq Arif Chaudhry1Furrakh Abbas2Saira Ghulam Hassan3Shoaib Aslam4University of Lahore, Punjab, PakistanUniversity of Lahore, Punjab, PakistanAllama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Punjab, PakistanUniversity of Lahore, Punjab, PakistanThe Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, PakistanThe purpose of the study is to uncover how and when ethical leadership impacts knowledge hiding behavior. First, by examining the individual level morality-based characteristics (moral identity and reflective moral attentiveness) as separate and serial mediators concerning ethical leadership and knowledge hiding (level 1). Second, by investigating the moderating role of team- level relational climates in relation to ethical leadership and knowledge hiding (level 2). Time- lagged design was used to collect data through a structured questionnaire from 300 employees of Information Technology (IT) organizations in Pakistan. Level 1 findings revealed a significant and negative relationship of ethical leadership with knowledge hiding. Follower’s individual level morality-based characteristics served as individual and serial mediators to ethical leadership and knowledge hiding. Level 2 of the study only found the moderating role of team communal sharing climate in relation to ethical leadership and knowledge hiding. The study brings to fore the “morality-based perspective” for understanding knowledge hiding at the workplace.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231215569 |
| spellingShingle | Hina Shahid Shafaq Arif Chaudhry Furrakh Abbas Saira Ghulam Hassan Shoaib Aslam Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel Framework SAGE Open |
| title | Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel Framework |
| title_full | Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel Framework |
| title_fullStr | Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel Framework |
| title_short | Do Morality-Based Individual Differences and Relational Climates Matter? Ethical Leadership and Knowledge Hiding: A Multilevel Framework |
| title_sort | do morality based individual differences and relational climates matter ethical leadership and knowledge hiding a multilevel framework |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231215569 |
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