Table 2 Correlation coefficient matrix.

From: Choosing a better communication style: revealing the relationship between communication style and knowledge hiding behaviour

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1. CoopC

1

           

2. CompC

−0.454**

1

          

3. OC

−0.119*

0.297**

1

         

4. KH

−0.438**

0.731**

0.238**

1

        

5. FS

0.057

−0.092

−0.096

−0.098

1

       

6. FA

0.131*

−0.054

0.036

−0.189**

0.423**

1

      

7. Ownership

0.013

0.003

−0.037

−0.053

0.325**

0.264**

1

     

8. Industry

0.159**

−0.105

−0.106*

−0.014

0.039

0.054

0.007

1

    

9. Gender

0.137*

−0.033

−0.077

0.044

0.094

−0.022

−0.079

0.119*

1

   

10. Age

0.140**

−0.105*

−0.135*

−0.163**

0.155**

0.335**

0.131*

0.057

0.055

1

  

11. Education

0.041

0.005

−0.081

−0.016

0.111*

0.067

0.196**

0.099

0.067

−0.027

1

 

12. Position

0.254**

−0.097

−0.111*

−0.056

0.046

0.119*

0.126*

0.129*

0.148**

0.205**

0.285**

1

Mean

5.518

2.657

5.390

2.203

3.580

3.540

0.290

0.550

0.410

1.970

1.930

1.790

Standard error

0.834

1.088

0.738

1.004

1.040

0.983

0.452

0.498

0.493

0.607

0.458

0.716

  1. CoopC cooperative communication, CompC competitive communication, OC online communication, KH knowledge hiding, FS firm size, FA firm age.
  2. *Significance at the level of 0.05; **significance at the level of 0.01.