Interpersonal Conflict and Knowledge-Hiding Behavior: Mediating Role of Perceived Competition

Abstract

The background of this research is based on the importance of measuring the conflicts that occur in a company caused by the behavior of hiding knowledge. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the relationship between interpersonal conflict and knowledge-hiding behavior by mediating perceived competition. In some pharmaceutical companies, there are often visible or invisible interpersonal conflicts which are caused by hiding knowledge between co-workers, of course this will become a medium for perceived competitive behavior and result in interpersonal conflict. With the results of the existing research, it is hoped that it will become a picture for superiors to see the need to be open to each other to provide information about existing knowledge so that it does not result in interpersonal conflict.