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Why Employees Hide Their Knowledge and How to Encourage Sharing

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Why Employees Hide Their Knowledge and How to Encourage Sharing

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KEY CONCEPT

Employees who refuse to share knowledge, either by playing dumb, being evasive, or saying that other factors are to blame, undermines the cooperation, efficiency and effectiveness of organizations. Understanding how perpetrators and targets view the damage from knowledge hiding is an important step in preventing this behaviour.


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June 30, 2014

Idea posted

Jul 2014
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