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<p>The power of knowledge has become one of the main pillars on which one can rely on in a world governed by unpredictability and constant change. The process of knowledge sharing requires a trust climate in which one voluntarily choose to exchange information, values, and beliefs, making Psychological Safety (PS) a shelter to consider under the current hypercompetitive environment, allowing individuals to freely speak up and take risks. The present paper brings into attention creativity, trust, innovation, and transformational leadership as significant pillars of PS, highlighting the bilateral relation between them in conjunction with its effect on Knowledge Sharing. Using a qualitative methodology through bibliometric research in VOSviewer, 759 publications were taken into account to design a statistical bibliography map created by 304 keywords. The results of the paper indicates a positive effect of PS on knowledge sharing process, which is being mediated by innovation, creativity, trust, and transformational leadership.</p>
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The power of knowledge has become one of the main pillars on which one can rely on in a world governed by unpredictability and constant change. The process of knowledge sharing requires a trust climate in which one voluntarily choose to exchange information, values, and beliefs, making Psychological Safety (PS) a shelter to consider under the current hypercompetitive environment, allowing individuals to freely speak up and take risks. The present paper brings into attention creativity, trust, innovation, and transformational leadership as significant pillars of PS, highlighting the bilateral relation between them in conjunction with its effect on Knowledge Sharing. Using a qualitative methodology through bibliometric research in VOSviewer, 759 publications were taken into account to design a statistical bibliography map created by 304 keywords. The results of the paper indicates a positive effect of PS on knowledge sharing process, which is being mediated by innovation, creativity, trust, and transformational leadership.

Psychological Safety as a catalyst for Knowledge Sharing

roxana-maria.staneiu@facultateademanagement.ro

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA)

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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The power of knowledge has become one of the main pillars on which one can rely on in a world governed by unpredictability and constant change. The process of...

Psychological Safety as a catalyst for Knowledge Sharing

Published Online: Aug 08, 2022

Page range: 98 - 108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2022-0010

Keywords
Psychological Safety, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Management, Transformational Leadership, Creativity, Trust

© 2022 Roxana-Maria Staneiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Psychological Safety as a catalyst for Knowledge Sharing

Published Online: Aug 08, 2022

Page range: 98 - 108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2022-0010

KeywordsPsychological Safety, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Management, Transformational Leadership, Creativity, Trust

© 2022 Roxana-Maria Staneiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Psychological Safety, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Management, Transformational Leadership, Creativity, Trust