While effective knowledge management is vital in supply chain networks, it is important to note that senior managers can also engage in the process of hiding knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to explore factors, which motivate senior managers of buying and supplying firms to deliberately hide knowledge from their managers in the supply chain context. Findings from multiple case studies suggest that, senior managers intentionally hide knowledge from their managers based on five individual-level reasons: indispensability, career prospects, job security, restricted permissions by business partners, and higher own profits. This paper concludes by discussing its implications to theory and practice, alongside limitations and future research directions.

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隐藏在企业中的自上而下知识的决定因素：个人层面的视角

虽然有效的知识管理在供应链网络中至关重要，但重要的是要注意高级管理人员也可以参与隐藏知识的过程。本文的目的是探索促使采购和供应公司的高级管理人员在供应链环境中故意向其经理隐藏知识的因素。多个案例研究的结果表明，高级管理人员基于五个个人层面的原因有意向其经理隐瞒知识：不可或缺性、职业前景、工作保障、业务合作伙伴的限制许可以及更高的自身利润。本文最后讨论了其对理论和实践的影响，以及局限性和未来的研究方向。