Examining the influence of workplace ostracism and incivility on entrepreneurial intentions: probing the mediating role of Knowledge hiding

Abstract

Upon the premises of social exchange theory (SET) and theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study aimed at hypothesizing and examining a mediation model that investigated the underlying mechanism through which Workplace Ostracism (WO) and workplace incivility (WI) effects on individuals' Entrepreneurial Intensions (EI). The hypothesized relationships were studied using responses from 275 employees from the FMCG sector of Pakistan through a probability sampling technique. For data analysis, Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS and PLS-SEM were employed. The study revealed that Workplace Ostracism and incivility have a significant relationship with individuals' Entrepreneurial intentions (EI) through the mediating role of knowledge hiding. The study's conclusion includes a discussion of the findings, as well as their limitations and potential future paths for research.