Empirical study of knowledge withholding in cyberspace: Integrating protection motivation theory and theory of reasoned behavior

This study integrates protection motivation theory and theory of reasoned action to investigate knowledge withholding in cyberspace, which is a highly prevalent counterproductive knowledge behavior but has received limited attention. The research model was tested with 386 valid online survey responses among Chinese Internet users. The results indicate that both threat appraisal (perceived severity, perceived susceptibility) and coping appraisal...