Does the employee have an obligation to share knowledge? Cover Image

Czy pracownik ma obowiązek dzielenia się wiedzą?
Does the employee have an obligation to share knowledge?

Author(s): Sebastian Kwiecień
Subject(s): Labor relations, Organizational Psychology, Management and complex organizations, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: knowledge sharing; employee’s responsibility; employee’s material responsibility;

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, access to information is practically unlimited, knowledge has undergone a kind of democratization, it is available to virtually everyone who feels the need to acquire it. The employee can quickly obtain the necessary information and possibly use it. Therefore, can knowledge sharing be an attractive way of knowledge flow in the enterprise? Undoubtedly yes, it all depends on how the employer manages this knowledge, stimulates and encourages employees to share knowledge. Regardless of the mechanisms used by the employer, the employee is not obliged to share knowledge if it goes beyond the scope of work for which the parties agreed in the employment contract. Thus, an employee cannot bear both organizational and material responsibility if employee is not shared with other employees.

  • Issue Year: 15/2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 147-159
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish