Stealing credit for co-workers’ ideas and work hurts a critical organizational resource -- knowledge, new paper says
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Knowledge theft is about intentionally claiming unjustifiable ownership of somebody else’s contributions, including ideas and work products such as presentations, systems or solutions to a business problem. It not only undermines employee trust and morale but also poses a serious threat to the success of knowledge management initiatives. Organizations must recognize the risk that knowledge theft poses to their intellectual capital and adopt proactive strategies to foster a culture of ethical behavior, protect knowledge assets, and support employees in rebuilding trust and collaboration after such events.
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