The effect of negative rumors in the workplace on knowledge concealment: the mediating role of task orientation and psychological entitlement

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of negative rumors in the workplace on hiding knowledge through task orientation and psychological entitlement. The statistical population of this research was all employees of the universities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, whose number was 2255 people. According to the size of each region, a sample size of 600 people was selected using Cochran's formula, and the sample was selected using a stratified sampling method proportional to the size of each region. The floor was selected. The research tools were Han and Doug's (2018) Negative Rumors Questionnaire in the Workplace, Knowledge Hiding Questionnaire, Task Orientation Questionnaire, and Psychological Entitlement Questionnaire. The validity was confirmed and on the other hand, the reliability of the questionnaires was estimated by Cronbach's alpha method as 0.88, 0.88, 0.82 and 0.82 respectively.Data analysis was done using structural equation modeling. The results of the research showed that negative rumors in the work environment had a positive effect on hiding knowledge, and the coefficient of this effect was 0.77, and also the mediating role of task orientation and psychological entitlement in the relationship of negative rumors in the work environment on hiding knowledge was confirmed. The purpose of the research The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of negative rumors in the workplace on hiding knowledge through task orientation and psychological entitlement. The statistical population of this research was all employees of the universities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, whose number was 2255 people. According to the size of each region, a sample size of 600 people was selected using Cochran's formula, and the sample was selected using a stratified sampling method proportional to the size of each region. The floor was selected.The research tools were Han and Doug's (2018) Negative Rumors Questionnaire in the Workplace, Knowledge Hiding Questionnaire, Task Orientation Questionnaire, and Psychological Entitlement Questionnaire. The validity was confirmed and on the other hand, the reliability of the questionnaires was estimated by Cronbach's alpha method as 0.88, 0.88, 0.82 and 0.82 respectively. Data analysis was done using structural equation modeling. The results of the research showed that negative rumors in the work environment had a positive effect on hiding knowledge, and the coefficient of this effect was 0.77, and also the mediating role of task orientation and psychological entitlement in the relationship of negative rumors in the work environment on hiding knowledge was confirmed. The purpose of the research The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of negative rumors in the workplace on hiding knowledge through task orientation and psychological entitlement.The statistical population of this research was all employees of the universities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, whose number was 2255 people. According to the size of each region, a sample size of 600 people was selected using Cochran's formula, and the sample was selected using a stratified sampling method proportional to the size of each region. The floor was selected. The research tools were Han and Doug's (2018) Negative Rumors Questionnaire in the Workplace, Knowledge Hiding Questionnaire, Task Orientation Questionnaire, and Psychological Entitlement Questionnaire. The validity was confirmed and on the other hand, the reliability of the questionnaires was estimated by Cronbach's alpha method as 0.88, 0.88, 0.82 and 0.82 respectively. Data analysis was done using structural equation modeling.The results of the research showed that negative rumors in the workplace had a positive effect on hiding knowledge, and the coefficient of this effect was 0.77, and also the mediating role of task orientation and psychological entitlement in the relationship of negative rumors in the workplace on hiding knowledge was confirmed