Knowledge Hiding (Connelly et al.)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.893 sample items
About this scale
A 12-item measure of knowledge hiding across three strategies: evasive hiding, playing dumb, and rationalized hiding.
Sample item(s)
“I agreed to help him/her but never really intended to (evasive)”
“I pretended that I did not know the information (playing dumb)”
“I told him/her that my boss would not let anyone share this knowledge (rationalized)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.89. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with knowledge sharing for full knowledge-flow modelling.
Source & citation
Connelly, C. E., Zweig, D., Webster, J., & Trougakos, J. P. (2012): Knowledge hiding in organizations. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 64–88.
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