Credit where credit's due: How to stop knowledge thievery in its tracks

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Credit where credit's due: How to stop knowledge thievery in its tracks Oct, 2025 Video Talent Management and Inclusion Read time: Taking credit for someone else's work is a surprisingly common occurrence in the workplace, and it can have a devastating impact on team morale and productivity. How can managers put a stop to it? The latest Manage This! has the answers. How common is knowledge theft? More than you’d think: 91 per cent of workers say they’ve either had an idea stolen or taken credit for someone else’s. That’s a serious problem, since knowledge theft can quietly erode team morale and productivity. In this episode of Manage This!, professor David Zweig joins to unpack the real repercussions of idea theft — and why managers are crucial to stopping it before it becomes part of an organization’s culture. Give it a watch above, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss a new episode. Are you new here? If you liked what you watched, consider subscribing to our bi-weekly newsletter to get more research-backed tips and thought-leadership delivered straight to you. David Zweig is a professor of organizational behaviour and HR management at the University of Toronto Scarborough, with a cross-appointment to the Rotman School of Management. Keywords: conflict management corporate culture education and training employee retention employment leadership talent management teams

Credit where credit's due: How to stop knowledge thievery in its tracks

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Taking credit for someone else's work is a surprisingly common occurrence in the workplace, and it can have a devastating impact on team morale and productivity. How can managers put a stop to it? The latest Manage This! has the answers.

David Zweig

How common is knowledge theft? More than you’d think: 91 per cent of workers say they’ve either had an idea stolen or taken credit for someone else’s.

That’s a serious problem, since knowledge theft can quietly erode team morale and productivity. In this episode of Manage This!, professor David Zweig joins to unpack the real repercussions of idea theft — and why managers are crucial to stopping it before it becomes part of an organization’s culture.

Give it a watch above, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss a new episode.

Are you new here? If you liked what you watched, consider subscribing to our bi-weekly newsletter to get more research-backed tips and thought-leadership delivered straight to you.

David Zweig is a professor of organizational behaviour and HR management at the University of Toronto Scarborough, with a cross-appointment to the Rotman School of Management.

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Credit where credit's due: How to stop knowledge thievery in its tracks

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