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Micro‐Entrepreneurial Behaviors and Knowledge Donating: Evidence From the MENA Hospitality Industry

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Although extensive studies have examined knowledge sharing in hotel organizations, prior research has not highlighted how entrepreneurial behaviors influence knowledge donating in the Middle East and North Africa hospitality industry. This paper fills a significant gap by combining the resource‐based view and the social exchange theory to show how entrepreneurial behaviors (i.e., bricolage and proactiveness) drive knowledge donating through hotel social responsibility. Data were collected from 486 middle‐management employees (i.e., supervisors and unit managers) in five‐star hotels. Findings showed that hotel social responsibility enhanced the effects of entrepreneurial proactiveness and bricolage on knowledge donating. Further, employees with longer tenures were more likely to donate knowledge. Findings offer practical guidance for hotel managers and policymakers to improve sustainability and knowledge sharing.

Source: Knowledge and Process Management

DOI: 10.1002/kpm.70035

Authors: Islam Elgammal, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Muhammad Haroon Shoukat, Ali Elsayed Shehata, Kareem M. Selem

Institutions: University of Business and Technology, BRAC University, COMSATS University Islamabad, Shaqra University, Suez Canal University

Language: English

Topic: Knowledge Management and Sharing

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7130318732

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