Knowledge-Hiding Behavior as A Mediator in the Relationship between Workplace Envy and Employee Job Performance in the Tourism and Hotel Industry

Mostafa Ibrahim ElAdawi, Farida; Z. Ashour, Essam; Haliem Ibrahiem Awad, Amira; Ahmed Mohamed Saleh, Mahmoud

doi:10.21608/mfth.2024.357602

Knowledge-Hiding Behavior as A Mediator in the Relationship between Workplace Envy and Employee Job Performance in the Tourism and Hotel Industry

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, Egypt.

² Hotel Management Department, Fharaohs Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels, Egypt

³ Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Helwan University, Egypt

⁴ Hotel Studies Department, Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels “Egoth” Luxor, Egypt

10.21608/mfth.2024.357602

Abstract

The study investigated the significant impact of envy on job performance, highlighting its severe issue when not managed effectively due to its impact on knowledge-hiding behavior. This study investigated 426 full-time employees from 40 Category-A travel agencies and 15 five-star hotels in the Greater Cairo area, analyzed using the PLS-SEM approach. The study found that workplace envy negatively impacts employee job performance and positively impacts knowledge-hiding behavior. In addition, employee knowledge-hiding behavior negatively impacts their job performance and mediates the relationship between workplace envy and employee job performance. The study provides an in-depth analysis of workplace envy, job performance, and knowledge-hiding behavior within the Egyptian tourism and hotel industry.

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