Inquiring the Effective Factors of Environmental, Technical and Technological on Knowledge Hiding in Scientific Space

Authors
Mahi Hoseinpour
Sanjar Salajghe
Mohammad Jalal Kamali
Islamic Azad University of Kerman
Abstract
Background and Aim: The aim of present study is the inquiring the environmental, technical and technological factors effective on knowledge hiding in scientific space.

Methods: The study is a mixed approach, inquiring the environmental, technical and technological factors effective on knowledge hiding in scientific space. Thus, this article include in the pluralism of information collection methods. Also, using the "Delphi" method, the conceptual model of Inquiring the environmental, technical and technological factors effective on knowledge hiding in scientific space.

In quantitative terms, the sample was 314 employees of Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi. Sample selected randomly and surveyed through standard knowledge hiding (Demirkasimoglu, 2016) and researcher-made environmental, technical and technological factors questionnaires. Data was collected during the first six months of 2020 and analyzed, using SEM and Amos software. Technical and technological factors include: Ease of accessibility, compliance of the organization's technology, fear of working with the existing technology in the organization and satisfaction with quality, and for environmental factors, the physical environment and social environment were considered.

Results: Results show that the effect of physical and social environment on knowledge concealment with the standard coefficients of -0.70 and -0.39, respectively. Also, the amount of effectiveness of ease of accessibility, the factor of compliance with the organization's technology, the factor of fear and apprehension of working with existing technology in the organization, the factor of quality satisfaction with knowledge concealment are equal to -0.65, -0.21 and – 0.45. But the fear variable has a direct effect of 0.96 by hiding knowledge.

Conclusion: Results indicate that: Environmental, technical and technological factors are inversely and significantly related to knowledge hiding.
Keywords
Knowledge Hiding
environmental factors
Technical and Technological
Scientific Space
Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi
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