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| Author: | Hannah, D.R |
| Title: | An examination of the factors that influence whether newcomers protect or share secrets of their former employers |
| Journal: | Journal of Management Studies
2007 : JUN, VOL. 44:4 p. 465-487 |
| Index terms: | employee attitudes employees |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the factors that influence the decision that often newcomers are facing when they have transitioned from one organization to another: the decision on whether to protect inside knowledge of their former employer or to share them with their new co-workers. The authors interviewed a total of 111 employees from two high-tech companies. Their answers were analyzed and based on both relevant literature as well as to the results of that analysis, a theory of the aspects that influence newcomers' decision whether to share or protect past employees secrets. The authors found that new employees whose obligations and identifications are biased towards a new employer are more likely to share secrets. If these obligations and identifications are balanced, employees may share information in a way that lets them to believe that they are fulfilling their responsibilities to both their current and former employer |
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