Knowledge withholding: psychological hindrance to the innovation diffusion within an organisation
Summary. Knowledge withholding—both intentional hiding and unintentional hoarding—disrupts innovation diffusion within organizations. The paper distinguishes knowledge withholding from knowledge sharing using Herzberg's two-factor theory and identifies four territorial behaviors that drive knowledge withholding. Research has overlooked this barrier while focusing on knowledge sharing, leaving a gap in understanding what prevents innovation spread across organizational members.
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Kang, S.. (2014). Knowledge withholding: psychological hindrance to the innovation diffusion within an organisation. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1057/kmrp.2014.24
Kang, Seung‐Wan. “Knowledge withholding: psychological hindrance to the innovation diffusion within an organisation.” Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1057/kmrp.2014.24.
Kang, Seung‐Wan. 2014. “Knowledge withholding: psychological hindrance to the innovation diffusion within an organisation.” Knowledge Management Research & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1057/kmrp.2014.24.
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title = {Knowledge withholding: psychological hindrance to the innovation diffusion within an organisation},
author = {Seung‐Wan Kang},
journal = {Knowledge Management Research & Practice},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1057/kmrp.2014.24},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1057/kmrp.2014.24}
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TY - JOUR TI - Knowledge withholding: psychological hindrance to the innovation diffusion within an organisation AU - Seung‐Wan Kang JO - Knowledge Management Research & Practice PY - 2014 DO - 10.1057/kmrp.2014.24 UR - https://doi.org/10.1057/kmrp.2014.24 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1057/kmrp.2014.24
- Countries
- South Korea
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28