Peers’ knowledge Hiding and Helping Behaviors: The role of Perception of Politics and Core Self-Evaluation

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the association between peers’ knowledge hiding and helping behaviors of employees with the mediating role of perception of politics. The moderating role of core self-evaluation was also examined on the relationship between perception of politics and helping behaviors. The data were collected in two-time lags from employees working in IT sector of Pakistan with a sample size of 220 employees. Smart PLS software was used to evaluate the data. The results show that peers’ knowledge hiding has a negative influence on the helping behaviors of employees and perception of politics mediates this relationship. Furthermore, the association between perception of politics and helping behaviors of employees was moderated by core self-evaluation as a personality trait.