Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

3 PhD Student in Government Management of Organizational Behavior, Department of Commerce, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of interpersonal deviance on the relationship of organizational incivility and knowledge sharing intention. The participants were 104 employees of Fars regional water department in Shiraz, who were selected by convenience sampling method. Smart PLS2 was used for data analysis. Findings showed that organizational incivility negatively related to knowledge sharing intention, and positively related to interpersonal deviance. Results also revealed that interpersonal deviance had negative relationship with knowledge sharing intention. The mediating role of interpersonal deviance on the relationship between organizational incivility and knowledge sharing intention was not confirmed.

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