The Impact of Career Plateau on Knowledge Hiding: Emphasizing the Mediating Role of Perceived Distrust and Organizational Indifference (Case Study: Shiraz City Municipalities)
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ebrahim rajabpur
1
,
Najme parsaee
2
,
Hamidreza Nematollahi
3
1 - Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
2 - Master's degree, business management, strategic management, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.
3 - Master's degree, Department of Leadership and Human Capital, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Career Plateau, Knowledge Hiding, Perceived Organizational Distrust, Perceived Organizational Indifference,
Abstract :
The present study investigates the impact of career plateau on knowledge hiding, while emphasizing the mediating role of distrust and perceived organizational indifference among employees of Shiraz City municipalities. This study can be classified as quantitative research and also adopts a deductive approach in terms of research philosophy. The statistical population of this study is 212 employees from Shiraz Municipality. As for data collecting, a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was utilized to gather data. To assess the questionnaire's validity and reliability, the content validity method and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were used. Based on the findings, the values of Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the variables of career plateau, knowledge hiding, organizational distrust, and perceived organizational indifference were calculated as 0.930, 0.870, 0.906, and 0.886, respectively, all exceeding 0.7. The research hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling as well as SPSS and PLS. The research findings showed that career plateau significantly impacts knowledge hiding, perceived organizational distrust, and perceived organizational indifference. Additionally, both perceived organizational distrust and perceived organizational indifference were found to have effects on knowledge hiding. Finally, based on the study's findings, guidelines have been recommended to senior managers of Shiraz Municipalities.
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