U.S. Army grant will help communication researcher examine knowledge hoarding in the workplace

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A University of Texas at Arlington communications researcher has received a U.S. Army grant to explore when and why employees hide critical information on the job in what is commonly referred to as knowledge hoarding.  The three-year $360,000 grant also will evaluate the potential beneficial or harmful effects of knowledge hoarding on the performance of work teams. “Knowledge hoarding may not always be a bad thing. Maybe those with whom we share knowledge don’t really need that information or it’s not relevant,” said Chunke Su, an associate professor of