The impact of challenge and hindrance stressors on knowledge hiding: the mediating role of job crafting and work withdrawal.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of challenge and hindrance stressors on employees' knowledge-hiding behavior, based on self-reported data from 493 Chinese preschool teachers. The findings indicate that both challenge and hindrance stressors significantly increase knowledge hiding, with hindrance stressors exerting a more pronounced effect. Furthermore, the study reveals the mediating roles of job crafting and work withdrawal, highlighting the distinct mechanisms involved with these stressors. Specifically, challenge stressors increase the likelihood of knowledge hiding through work withdrawal while simultaneously decreasing it through job crafting; notably, the former pathway has a greater effect. In contrast, hindrance stressors consistently exert detrimental effects, a

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11628296 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature