Sirvan Hossieni; Bahram Yousefi; Shahab Bahrami
Abstract
The aim of this study was to the model of the effect of self-esteem on knowledge sharing and anti-citizenship behavior with the mediating role of organizational Envyin the sport and youth departments of western provinces. The statistical population of this study consisted of all managers, presidents ...
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The aim of this study was to the model of the effect of self-esteem on knowledge sharing and anti-citizenship behavior with the mediating role of organizational Envyin the sport and youth departments of western provinces. The statistical population of this study consisted of all managers, presidents and staffs of sport and youth departments in west of the country that among whom 253 were selected as sample. Standard questionnaires for Chang (2013) knowledge sharing, Rahmani et al (2010) anti-citizenship behavior, Wachio (2000) organizational Envy and Gardner (2000) self-esteem were used for data collection. Variance-based Structural equation modeling approach was used to analyze the data. The results showed that The research model has a good fit. self-esteem has a significant effect on anti-citizenship behavior, knowledge sharing and organizational Envy. Also, organizational Envy had a significant effect on anti-citizenship behavior, but the effect of organizational Envy on knowledge sharing was not significant. Finally, the mediating role of organizational Envy in the relationship between self-esteem and anti-citizenship behavior was significant, but the mediating role of organizational jealousy in the relationship between self-esteem and knowledge sharing was not significant. According to the results of the study, managers of the sport and youth departments of the western provinces of the country can increase employees' self-esteem to reduce the anti-citizenship behavior and organizational Envy of employees as well as increase knowledge sharing among employees.
