Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan

Bureaucratic organizational structure (OS) is perceived as an impediment to employees’ positive behavior including their knowledge-sharing behavior. This study investigates the role of formal, centralized and hierarchal OS in shaping the knowledge sharing behavior of public employees. It investigate...

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Autores principales:	Quratulain Amber, Mansoor Ahmad, Iram A. Khan, Fakhar Abbas Hashmi
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Materias:	knowledge sharing red tape green tape public sector social dilemma bureaucratic organizational structure pakistan Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b5889787428a43baa2bb914e4a72ebae2021-12-02T18:31:21ZKnowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan2331-197510.1080/23311975.2019.1685445https://doaj.org/article/b5889787428a43baa2bb914e4a72ebae2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2019.1685445https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975Bureaucratic organizational structure (OS) is perceived as an impediment to employees’ positive behavior including their knowledge-sharing behavior. This study investigates the role of formal, centralized and hierarchal OS in shaping the knowledge sharing behavior of public employees. It investigates the mediation role of social dilemma, i.e., a clash between self and collective interests. Cross-sectional data are collected from 309 executive employees of five federal ministries in Pakistan. The results confirm that formal and centralized OS receive significant positive association, whereas hierarchal OS receives a significant negative association with employees’ knowledge-sharing behavior. Partial negative mediation role of the social dilemma is also evident from the results. It implies that employees prefer to pursue self-interest when they find a clash between self and collective interests. Therefore, the study suggests concrete measures in human resource policies and practices that may improve the ethical environment of public sector institutions.Quratulain AmberMansoor AhmadIram A. KhanFakhar Abbas HashmiTaylor & Francis Grouparticleknowledge sharingred tapegreen tapepublic sectorsocial dilemmabureaucratic organizational structurepakistanBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
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spellingShingle	knowledge sharing red tape green tape public sector social dilemma bureaucratic organizational structure pakistan Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Quratulain Amber Mansoor Ahmad Iram A. Khan Fakhar Abbas Hashmi Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan
description	Bureaucratic organizational structure (OS) is perceived as an impediment to employees’ positive behavior including their knowledge-sharing behavior. This study investigates the role of formal, centralized and hierarchal OS in shaping the knowledge sharing behavior of public employees. It investigates the mediation role of social dilemma, i.e., a clash between self and collective interests. Cross-sectional data are collected from 309 executive employees of five federal ministries in Pakistan. The results confirm that formal and centralized OS receive significant positive association, whereas hierarchal OS receives a significant negative association with employees’ knowledge-sharing behavior. Partial negative mediation role of the social dilemma is also evident from the results. It implies that employees prefer to pursue self-interest when they find a clash between self and collective interests. Therefore, the study suggests concrete measures in human resource policies and practices that may improve the ethical environment of public sector institutions.
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title	Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan
title_short	Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan
title_full	Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan
title_fullStr	Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan
title_sort	knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: evidence from public sector in pakistan
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Knowledge sharing and social dilemma in bureaucratic organizations: Evidence from public sector in Pakistan

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