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Influence of Distributive Injustice and Relation Conflict on Knowledge Hoarding: Role of Sensitivity to Incentive and Task Interdependence

분배 불공정성과 관계 갈등이 지식축적에 미치는 영향: 인센티브 민감성 및 업무 의존도의 역할

  • Received : 2023.09.14
  • Accepted : 2023.10.25
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

In light of the COVID-19 incident, organizations have recognized the importance of systematically managing knowledge resources to enhance work efficiency and performance within the organization. We have adopted the perspective of knowledge hoarding, which entails the ownership of individual knowledge, and aim to elucidate the underlying mechanisms that contribute to knowledge hoarding by considering the organizational environment, personal characteristics, and task characteristics. To test our hypothesis, we conducted a survey among employees working in companies that have implemented knowledge management policies or systems. We obtained a total of 381 samples, which were analyzed using AMOS 22.0 and Process 3.1 macros. Our findings reveal that distributive injustice leads to conflicts relationships and subsequently increases individual knowledge hoarding. Furthermore, we found that sensitivity to incentive interacts with distributive injustice, further exacerbating knowledge hoarding. Conversely, task interdependence mitigates knowledge hoarding by interacting with distributive injustice and relation conflict. These results contribute to the development of effective organizational knowledge management strategies aimed at curbing knowledge hoarding within the organization.

코로나19 사태를 겪으면서, 조직들은 지식 자원의 체계적인 관리가 조직 내 업무 효율성 및 성과를 높임을 인식하게 되었으며, 지식관리에 많은 투자를 하고 있다. 하지만, 지속성 관점에서 지식관리 체계가 확립되기 위해서는 조직원의 능동적인 지식공유 참여 활동이 요구된다. 본 연구는 개인이 지식을 소유하고자 하는 관점인 지식축적을 적용하고, 조직 환경, 개인 특성, 업무 특성을 반영하여 지식축적 원인에 대한 메커니즘을 설명하고자 한다. 연구는 지식관리 정책 또는 시스템을 구축한 기업에 다니는 근로자를 대상으로 설문하였으며, 확보한 381건의 표본을 AMOS 22.0과 Process 3.1 매크로에 반영하여 가설을 검정하였다. 결과는 지식공유에 대한 분배 불공정성이 지식공유와 관련된 관계 갈등을 유발하여, 개인의 지식축적을 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 인센티브 민감성이 분배 불공정성과 상호작용 효과를 일으켜 지식축적을 높였으며, 업무 상호작용성이 분배 불공정성 및 관계 갈등과 상호작용 효과를 일으켜 지식축적을 감소시켰다. 본 연구의 결과는 조직 내부의 지식축적을 억제하기 위한 조직의 지식관리 전략의 수립에 기여 한다.

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