The Trickle Down Theory of Knowledge in the Corporate World

Randy Partin's Trickle Down Theory of Knowledge in the Corporate World:

In the business world, knowledge is power. Those in management positions often believe that sharing important information with those under their charge somehow diminishes their importance and authority. Keeping things "close to the vest" helps them maintain their power.

The message is "the sky is falling." As one who is the proverbial "low man on the totem pole," by the time the message gets to me, all I know is "the."