Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan
Bureaucratic organizational structure (OS) is perceived as an impediment to employees’ positive behavior including their knowledge-sharing behavior. This study investigates the role of formal, centralized and hierarchal OS in shaping the knowledge sharing behavior of public employees. It investigate...
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| author | Quratulain Amber Mansoor Ahmad Iram A. Khan Fakhar Abbas Hashmi |
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| description | Bureaucratic organizational structure (OS) is perceived as an impediment to employees’ positive behavior including their knowledge-sharing behavior. This study investigates the role of formal, centralized and hierarchal OS in shaping the knowledge sharing behavior of public employees. It investigates the mediation role of social dilemma, i.e., a clash between self and collective interests. Cross-sectional data are collected from 309 executive employees of five federal ministries in Pakistan. The results confirm that formal and centralized OS receive significant positive association, whereas hierarchal OS receives a significant negative association with employees’ knowledge-sharing behavior. Partial negative mediation role of the social dilemma is also evident from the results. It implies that employees prefer to pursue self-interest when they find a clash between self and collective interests. Therefore, the study suggests concrete measures in human resource policies and practices that may improve the ethical environment of public sector institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5889787428a43baa2bb914e4a72ebae2022-12-21T22:54:37ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752019-01-016110.1080/23311975.2019.16854451685445Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in PakistanQuratulain Amber0Mansoor Ahmad1Iram A. Khan2Fakhar Abbas Hashmi3COMSATS University IslamabadCOMSATS University IslamabadAuditor General PakistanPakistan Bureau of StatisticsBureaucratic organizational structure (OS) is perceived as an impediment to employees’ positive behavior including their knowledge-sharing behavior. This study investigates the role of formal, centralized and hierarchal OS in shaping the knowledge sharing behavior of public employees. It investigates the mediation role of social dilemma, i.e., a clash between self and collective interests. Cross-sectional data are collected from 309 executive employees of five federal ministries in Pakistan. The results confirm that formal and centralized OS receive significant positive association, whereas hierarchal OS receives a significant negative association with employees’ knowledge-sharing behavior. Partial negative mediation role of the social dilemma is also evident from the results. It implies that employees prefer to pursue self-interest when they find a clash between self and collective interests. Therefore, the study suggests concrete measures in human resource policies and practices that may improve the ethical environment of public sector institutions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2019.1685445knowledge sharingred tapegreen tapepublic sectorsocial dilemmabureaucratic organizational structurepakistan |
| spellingShingle | Quratulain Amber Mansoor Ahmad Iram A. Khan Fakhar Abbas Hashmi Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan Cogent Business & Management knowledge sharing red tape green tape public sector social dilemma bureaucratic organizational structure pakistan |
| title | Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan |
| title_full | Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan |
| title_short | Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan |
| title_sort | knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations evidence from public sector in pakistan |
| topic | knowledge sharing red tape green tape public sector social dilemma bureaucratic organizational structure pakistan |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2019.1685445 |
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