Linking workplace digitalization to work engagement: evidence from China public sector organizations

Our study proposes a theoretical framework that explain the mixed impacts of workplace digitalization on government employees' work engagement via challenge and threat appraisals. It also offers practical suggestions to public sector and managers on how to balance the challenge and threat aspects of digitalization in the workplace.

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Frontiers in Psychology
Published
2025-01-29
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1455250
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3
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Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
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Field-Weighted Citation Impact
8.29

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Linking workplace digitalization to work engagement: evidence from China public sector organizations

Shenghua Xie, Xiaohui Zhan
3 citations
Frontiers in Psychology
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
8.29
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Linking workplace digitalization to work engagement: evidence from China public sector organizations

Shenghua Xie, Xiaohui Zhan
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Our study proposes a theoretical framework that explain the mixed impacts of workplace digitalization on government employees' work engagement via challenge and threat appraisals. It also offers practical suggestions to public sector and managers on how to balance the challenge and threat aspects of digitalization in the workplace.

Frontiers in PsychologyVol. 16
Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (CN), Jinan University (CN), Central China Normal University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jilin Office of Philosophy and Social Science, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, National Social Science Fund of China
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
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