Purpose

Drawing upon psychological ownership theory, the aim of this study was to uncover the coexisting mediating effects of knowledge sharing and hiding on the relationship between employees’ organizational psychological ownership (OPO) and their innovative work behavior (IWB). The moderating role of organizational context in these mediating relationships was further examined to determine the moderated mediation paths.

Design/methodology/approach

This study mainly used a survey-based research method and collected data from 512 professionals from both public and private organizations in Pakistan to test our proposed hypotheses.

Findings

The results showed that coexisting knowledge sharing and hiding mediated the relationship between employees’ OPO and IWB. Furthermore, organizational context moderated the mediated relationships, providing support for the moderated mediation framework.

Practical implications

The results highlight the significance of fostering employees’ OPO to enhance their IWB by promoting knowledge sharing and preventing knowledge hiding. This study also urges managers to consider the contingency effect of organizational contexts when promoting employees’ IWB in emerging economies.

Originality/value

The results obtained in this study suggest that the knowledge behavior paradox occurs in organizations, and distinct organizational contexts play crucial but differential roles in intervening in the effect of employees’ OPO on their IWB. This study empirically validated this complex mechanism in an important emerging economy in Asia.

中文翻译：

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组织心理所有权和创新工作行为：跨组织环境共存知识共享和隐藏的作用

目的

本研究的目的是借鉴心理所有权理论，揭示知识​​共享和隐藏对员工组织心理所有权（OPO）与其创新工作行为（IWB）之间关系的共存中介作用。进一步研究了组织环境在这些中介关系中的调节作用，以确定调节的中介路径。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究主要采用基于调查的研究方法，收集了来自巴基斯坦公共和私人组织的 512 名专业人士的数据来检验我们提出的假设。

发现

结果表明，共存的知识共享和隐藏在员工的 OPO 和 IWB 之间起到了中介作用。此外，组织环境调节了中介关系，为调节的中介框架提供了支持。

实际影响

结果强调了培养员工 OPO 通过促进知识共享和防止知识隐藏来增强其 IWB 的重要性。这项研究还敦促管理者在新兴经济体促进员工的 IWB 时考虑组织环境的权变效应。

原创性/价值

本研究的结果表明，组织中存在知识行为悖论，不同的组织环境在干预员工 OPO 对 IWB 的影响方面发挥着至关重要但又不同的作用。这项研究在亚洲重要的新兴经济体中实证验证了这种复杂的机制。