2025, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part A
Diagnosing the factors influencing knowledge hoarding behaviors: An exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of faculty members at the University of Mosul
Author(s): Nisreen Mahmoud Ibrahim and MD Ihab Fakhri Yousef Mustafa Al-Shammari
Abstract: The current study aims to diagnose the factors that affect knowledge hoarding and its representation by the following factors: power and authority dynamics, and lack of trust. (job security, competition, ostracism in the workplace, bullying behaviour, culture of participation, incentives) among faculty members at the University of Mosul by answering the questions: “What are the factors affecting the knowledge-hoarding behaviours of the faculty in the colleges of the University of Mosul?” and according to the above, it is possible to diagnose Several questions, as follows: A. Do the individuals surveyed have a perception of knowledge hoarding, as well as the factors influencing it? B. Can (the factors affecting knowledge hoarding) be represented by factors (power and authority dynamics, lack of trust, job security, competition, ostracism in the workplace, bullying behaviour, culture of participation, and incentives) or will the global structure take another form among faculty members? At the University of Mosul? To achieve the above, the questionnaire was designed as a main tool in collecting data to measure the factors influencing knowledge-hoarding behaviors. These obstacles were covered through (40) items included in the questionnaire. The University of Mosul was a research field for the current study as it is one of the most important community organizations, and the opinions of a sample of (40) were investigated. 228) members of the teaching staff with their various academic titles at the University of Mosul. The data was analyzed and analyzed using several statistical methods. The results were extracted using ready-made computer software (SPSS. Ver. 19) and (Amos. Ver. 24), and based on what was done. The results were reached that supported the hypotheses and objectives of the study and indicated a set of conclusions, the most important of which are: The results of the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the measurement model for this study was consistent with the standards of the goodness of fit required after conducting a re-test of this model, which indicated the possibility of adopting indicators to measure the factors affecting knowledge hoarding in The University of Mosul, after surveying the opinions of its teaching staff, as indicators that enhance the ability to diagnose the factors affecting the accumulation of knowledge at the University of Mosul through the teaching staff of this university. Based on the results of the study, the thesis concluded with a set of proposals highlighting the possibility of benefiting from diagnosing the factors influencing knowledge hoarding to come up with mechanisms that work to overcome such behaviors and work to reduce behaviors that would lead to knowledge hoarding at the university.
DOI: 10.22271/27084515.2025.v6.i1a.432
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Nisreen Mahmoud Ibrahim, MD Ihab Fakhri Yousef Mustafa Al-Shammari. Diagnosing the factors influencing knowledge hoarding behaviors: An exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of faculty members at the University of Mosul. Asian J Manage Commerce 2025;6(1):01-16. DOI: 10.22271/27084515.2025.v6.i1a.432
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