The purpose of this paper is to explore how firms can mitigate knowledge hiding behavior among their managers.,This study employs a multiple case study methodology for studying nine United Arab Emirates-based (UAE-based) firms. Furthermore, 26 semi-structured interviews with senior managers are undertaken.,Based on the qualitative interviews and comprehensive data analysis, results unveil three strategies that firms can opt for in order to mitigate knowledge hiding behavior among managers (reducing chain of command, developing informal interaction among managers, introducing and implementing incentive policy.,This study has some limitations. First, the results of this study are not generalizable to a broader population. Second, this study explores behavioral patterns with respect to the UAE culture only.,Firms can use the findings from this study to understand strategies that can help them to mitigate the knowledge hiding behavior of managers.,This study contributes to knowledge hiding literature by revealing strategies which discourages knowledge hiding behavior in firms.

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减轻企业中的知识隐藏：探索性研究

本文的目的是探讨公司如何减轻管理人员之间的知识隐藏行为。本研究采用多案例研究方法研究了九家基于阿拉伯联合酋长国（UAE）的公司。此外，与高级管理人员进行了26次半结构化访谈。基于定性访谈和综合数据分析，结果揭示了企业可以选择的三种策略，以减轻管理人员之间的知识隐藏行为（减少指挥链，发展非正式这项研究有一定的局限性：首先，这项研究的结果无法推广到更广泛的人群；其次，本研究仅针对阿联酋文化探讨行为模式。