The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism
Purpose—The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of spiritual leadership on knowledge-hiding behavior in agriculture research institutes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aims to analyze theoretical and empirical evidence regarding the mediation pathway, specifically professio...
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| description | Purpose—The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of spiritual leadership on knowledge-hiding behavior in agriculture research institutes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aims to analyze theoretical and empirical evidence regarding the mediation pathway, specifically professional commitment, in order to clarify the significant association between spiritual leadership and subordinates’ knowledge-hiding behavior. Design/methodology—This survey-based study used cross-sectional data and a five-point Likert scale to investigate the given hypotheses. In order to address the primacy effect and mitigate any potential for common method bias, data were collected at two distinct time points, with a four-week interval between them. Smart PLS4 was used to assess a sample of 298 complete and valid responses for hypothesis testing. Findings—The results show that spiritual leadership has a negative impact on employees’ knowledge-hiding behavior. Additionally, this relationship is mediated by professional commitment. Originality/value—First, in contrast to the majority of previous studies, which focused on the factors influencing knowledge sharing, the present study investigates the influence of spiritual leadership on employees’ knowledge-hiding behaviors, which are two contrasting concepts. Secondly, the study empirically examined the mediation effect of professional commitment. These three variables have not previously been studied together. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31202ca231194259be19f9476e17aadd2023-11-19T11:32:53ZengMDPI AGKnowledge2673-95852023-08-013343244810.3390/knowledge3030029The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying MechanismYaseen Ullah0Shahid Jan1Hamid Ullah2Department of Management Sciences, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, PakistanPurpose—The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of spiritual leadership on knowledge-hiding behavior in agriculture research institutes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aims to analyze theoretical and empirical evidence regarding the mediation pathway, specifically professional commitment, in order to clarify the significant association between spiritual leadership and subordinates’ knowledge-hiding behavior. Design/methodology—This survey-based study used cross-sectional data and a five-point Likert scale to investigate the given hypotheses. In order to address the primacy effect and mitigate any potential for common method bias, data were collected at two distinct time points, with a four-week interval between them. Smart PLS4 was used to assess a sample of 298 complete and valid responses for hypothesis testing. Findings—The results show that spiritual leadership has a negative impact on employees’ knowledge-hiding behavior. Additionally, this relationship is mediated by professional commitment. Originality/value—First, in contrast to the majority of previous studies, which focused on the factors influencing knowledge sharing, the present study investigates the influence of spiritual leadership on employees’ knowledge-hiding behaviors, which are two contrasting concepts. Secondly, the study empirically examined the mediation effect of professional commitment. These three variables have not previously been studied together.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9585/3/3/29spiritual leadershipknowledge-hiding behaviorprofessional commitmentagriculture research institutes |
| spellingShingle | Yaseen Ullah Shahid Jan Hamid Ullah The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism Knowledge spiritual leadership knowledge-hiding behavior professional commitment agriculture research institutes |
| title | The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism |
| title_full | The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism |
| title_short | The Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Professional Commitment as the Underlying Mechanism |
| title_sort | impact of spiritual leadership on knowledge hiding behavior professional commitment as the underlying mechanism |
| topic | spiritual leadership knowledge-hiding behavior professional commitment agriculture research institutes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9585/3/3/29 |
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