Knowledge concealment in the Chinese province of Guangxi has been studied in relation to the influence of unethical leadership and employee empowerment. Researchers from universities in Guangxi Province, China, provided the data used to validate the correlations. There are a total of 100 responses from academics. Smart PLS has verified the validity and reliability of the constructs. Validating hypotheses via bootstrapping. It has been discovered that unethical leadership, employee empowerment, and knowledge hiding behaviour are all significantly and positively related to one another. Knowledge concealment is a natural consequence of employee empowerment in the absence of ethical leadership. Sharing of information is facilitated by ethical leadership and the empowerment of others. In contrast, when leaders lack integrity and give their employees more autonomy, secrets are kept under wraps. The current research establishes a theoretical link between unethical leadership and the concealment of information. This pioneering research examines the effect of ethical leadership and Empowerment on knowledge concealment in the academic community in the setting of Guangxi Province, China. Additional variables can be explored and added by future researchers. The findings can be used by professionals to enhance initiatives aimed at developing ethical leadership and fostering a less secretive culture among employees.