Does digital transformation increase firms' productivity perception?the role of technostress and work engagement

  1. Beatriz Picazo Rodrıguez 1
  2. Antonio Jose Verdu-Jover 1
  3. Marina Estrada-Cruz 1
  4. Jose Maria Gomez-Gras 1
  1. 1 Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
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    Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

    Elche, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01azzms13

Revista:
European journal of management and business economics

ISSN: 2444-8494,  2444-8451

Any de publicació: 2024

Volum: 33

Número: 2

Pàgines: 137-156

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.1108/EJMBE-06-2022-0177 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccés obert editor

Altres publicacions en: European journal of management and business economics

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Purpose– To understand how organizations, public or private, must increase their productivity perception (PP), independently of the sector. This article aims to analyze PP in the digital transformation (DT) process to determine how it is affected by technostress (TS) and work engagement (WE), two concepts that seem to be forces opposing PP. Design/methodology/approach– The authors use data from a questionnaire addressed to personnel in two organizations (public and private). The analysis applies partial least squares technique to the 505 valid responses obtained from these organizations. This analysis is based not on representativeness but on uniqueness. Findings–Theresultssuggestapositive,significant relationship between DT and PP. This articleintegrates DTanditseffectsonaspectsofpeople’shealth,PPandWE.Themodelthusincludesinteractionsoftechnology with human elements. In both business and administrative environments, PP is key to optimizing resources and survival of organizations. Research limitations/implications– DT processes are different and complex because every organization is different. The authors recommend expanding this study to other sectors in both spheres, public and private. Aligning the objectives of the institutions for aid with DT is also quite complicated. Practical implications– This study contributes to improving participating organizations. It also provides government institutions with a clear foundation from which to encourage actions that promote the health and WEoftheirworkforce without reducing productivity. In addition, this study adds novelty to the research line. Originality/value– The authors have deepened this line of research by developing fuller knowledge of the relationships among novel and necessary variables in organizations. The authors provide complementary, different and inspiring value in addressing this line of research.

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