There are organizational and individual problems associated with the excessive accumulation of digital material, but little is known about why people hoard digital information in the workplace. We interviewed 20 participants from two large knowledge-intensive organizations (one academic, one commercial). These participants scored highly on the Digital Hoarding Questionnaire (DHQ). We asked them to discuss their information management practices, their reasons for keeping large amounts of digital data and the difficulties they faced in relation to deleting data. Using thematic analysis, we identified four underlying dimensions of digital hoarding (anxiety, disengagement, compliance and collection). We discuss these in relation to the consequences of digital hoarding for individuals and organizations—considering the implications for organizational culture, digital ownership and cybersecurity.

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Ho积者的类型不止一种：在工作场所中收集，管理和Ho积数字数据

与数字资料的过度积累相关的组织和个人问题，但人们为何在工作场所ho积数字信息知之甚少。我们采访了来自两个大型知识密集型组织（一个学术机构，一个商业机构）的20名参与者。这些参与者在“数字Ho积问卷”（DHQ）中得分很高。我们要求他们讨论他们的信息管理实践，保留大量数字数据的原因以及与删除数据有关的困难。使用主题分析，我们确定了数字ho积的四个基本方面（焦虑，脱离接触，依从性和收集）。