“…Past studies highlighted numerous individual factors that facilitate KH behaviors within the organizations, such as job security ( Serenko and Bontis, 2016 ), territoriality ( Huo et al, 2017 ; Singh, 2019 ), ostracism at workplace ( Zhao et al, 2016 ), perceived organizational politics ( Malik et al, 2019 ), and injustice ( Jahanzeb et al, 2020 ). In similar vein, power dynamics also play a significant but complex role in affecting individuals’ participation in KH ( Issac et al, 2022 ). Keltner et al (2003) defined power as “an individual’s relative capacity to modify others’ states by providing or withholding resources or administering punishments”.…”