Abstract:

As part of this study, the phenomenon of knowledge hiding has been characterized. It was described how its occurrence influences the functioning of entire enterprises and their employees.  The study assumes that the proper use of available information and the ability to professionally manage the knowledge generated on its basis is becoming increasingly important for the modern economy. Therefore, the awareness of knowledge processes in the economy is so important. And while knowledge management or knowledge sharing is described in detail both in the world and Polish literature, knowledge hiding practically does not exist in Polish research publications. Therefore, this paper attempts to systematize this topic.

The analysis of research theses and the results of the research on this phenomenon on foreign markets allowed the author to create their own model of behaviours related to the knowledge processes of a given entity within the organization, helping to monitor employee behaviours related to knowledge hiding and sharing.

Finally, empirical research verifying the shape of this model as part of the Polish reality and the isolation of variables that would have the most significant impact on knowledge hiding phenomenon were proposed.

The paper contains the summary taking into account the analysis of development perspectives of the knowledge sharing and hiding process in the light of emerging trends, such as data driven development on one hand, or commoditization on the other.