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<p>Drawing on conservation of resources theory and psychological ownership theory, this study examines the relationship between employees’ degree centrality and knowledge-hiding behavior, with fear of losing power serving as the underlying psychological mechanism. Additionally, we investigate the moderating role of competitive psychological climate in shaping the relationship between employees’ fear of losing power and knowledge-hiding behavior. We employed a time-lagged, survey-based research design to collect the data. Data were gathered using a self-administered questionnaire from 265 employees working across different service industries in Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess validity and reliability and Hayes PROCESS macro (Model 14) in SPSS 24.0 was used to test our hypotheses. The results demonstrate that fear of losing power mediates the relationship between employees’ degree centrality and knowledge-hiding behavior. Furthermore, competitive psychological climate moderates this indirect relationship (moderated mediation) between degree centrality and knowledge-hiding behavior through fear of losing power. This research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by demonstrating that employees’ degree indirectly increases knowledge-hiding behavior through its impact on their fear of losing power. Several theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.</p>

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Why and when employees’ degree centrality influences knowledge-hiding: a moderated mediation model

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    2026年1月26日

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  • Aroosa Safdar,
  • Hamid Hassan,
  • Akbar Azam

摘要

Drawing on conservation of resources theory and psychological ownership theory, this study examines the relationship between employees’ degree centrality and knowledge-hiding behavior, with fear of losing power serving as the underlying psychological mechanism. Additionally, we investigate the moderating role of competitive psychological climate in shaping the relationship between employees’ fear of losing power and knowledge-hiding behavior. We employed a time-lagged, survey-based research design to collect the data. Data were gathered using a self-administered questionnaire from 265 employees working across different service industries in Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess validity and reliability and Hayes PROCESS macro (Model 14) in SPSS 24.0 was used to test our hypotheses. The results demonstrate that fear of losing power mediates the relationship between employees’ degree centrality and knowledge-hiding behavior. Furthermore, competitive psychological climate moderates this indirect relationship (moderated mediation) between degree centrality and knowledge-hiding behavior through fear of losing power. This research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by demonstrating that employees’ degree indirectly increases knowledge-hiding behavior through its impact on their fear of losing power. Several theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.