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2504
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Completed
Description
One of the most anticipated questions in the digital age is how the generation who grew up with digital technologies will behave in the workplace. We investigate the role of early-age digital experience on performance drawing on IT identity theory. Specifically, we hypothesized that early-age digital experience indirectly relates to job performance and work innovation sequentially via IT identity and digital creativity. Additionally, perceived managerial support amplifies IT identity’s influences on digital creativity as well as the indirect effects of early-age digital experience on work results. Data collected via a multiple-source and multiple-wave survey from 281 employees in a large Internet company support the research model. This research enriches the understanding of what drives individuals’ digital creativity and demonstrates that employees with early-age digital experience are critical resources for organizational competitive advantage in a digital economy. Practical implications for employees’ early-age digital use and workplace management are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Liping; Xu, Minya; and Savoli, Azadeh, "Early-age Digital Experience Helps Form IT Identity and Its Impact on Workplace Performance" (2022). ICIS 2022 Proceedings. 12.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2022/digit_nxt_gen/digit_nxt_gen/12
Early-age Digital Experience Helps Form IT Identity and Its Impact on Workplace Performance
One of the most anticipated questions in the digital age is how the generation who grew up with digital technologies will behave in the workplace. We investigate the role of early-age digital experience on performance drawing on IT identity theory. Specifically, we hypothesized that early-age digital experience indirectly relates to job performance and work innovation sequentially via IT identity and digital creativity. Additionally, perceived managerial support amplifies IT identity’s influences on digital creativity as well as the indirect effects of early-age digital experience on work results. Data collected via a multiple-source and multiple-wave survey from 281 employees in a large Internet company support the research model. This research enriches the understanding of what drives individuals’ digital creativity and demonstrates that employees with early-age digital experience are critical resources for organizational competitive advantage in a digital economy. Practical implications for employees’ early-age digital use and workplace management are discussed.
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