Research on Influence of Abusive Supervision and Psychological Capital on Team Members' Tacit Knowledge Sharing

This paper has used the conservation of resources theory, we examined how abusive supervision influences team members' tacit knowledge sharing. Furthermore, psychological capital was introduced as a mediating factor. We analyzed the mediation mechanism of the four dimensions of psychological capital, which are self-efficacy, hope, resilience and optimism. The findings showed that the relation between abusive supervision and tacit knowledge sharing is positive, and the mediating effect of psychological capital in the acting path was fully confirmed. Consequently, abusive supervision could indirectly affect tacit knowledge sharing with the mediating role of psychological capital. Factors concerning the reduction of abusive supervision and promotion of psychological capital should be taken into consideration in order to advance tacit knowledge sharing. The efficiency and competitive edge of an entire organization would be improved after seriously attention paid to the factors related to tacit knowledge sharing.