A research of the moderating role of unethical behavior between organizational knowledge sharing and employee performance

Technological developments of the 21st century, makes the process of access to knowledge and evaluation of information, more important. Knowledge sharing is important at the individual level whereas it is important at the organizational level. Having an effective knowledge sharing among members of organizations will have a positive contribution on achieving the planned goals of the organization about the matter. Nevertheless knowledge sharing effects the performance in organizations that conduct activities of employees positively. However, the research classifies the behavior observed among individuals who come into contact in the process of knowledge sharing as unethical and ethical research. Increasing unethical behavior reduces the impact of knowledge sharing on employee performance. Unethical behavior is classified as the behavior on stakeholders, customers, suppliers, employees and the social level of the organization. The study examines the role of knowledge sharing's effect on the performance of employees unethical behavior at the organizational level.