The effects of digital engagement in the workplace on employee performance<sup></sup>

Addiction is a concept that has significant effects on human life. Considering studies, addiction is defined as excessive orientation towards various substances, actions or practices despite being harmed. Addiction is a condition that people cannot keep under control, develops obsessively and causes emotional, physical and cognitive reactions if the person quits. Today, with the rapid development of technology, the increase in digital tools and easy access to these tools increases people's addiction to these tools. Digital addiction is the addiction of people to digital tools, equipment and applications. With the increase in digital tools, their usage areas have expanded, and thus, the scope of digital addiction has also expanded. Digital addiction, which occurs as a result of excessive use of technology, negatively affects individuals in behavioural, emotional and cognitive terms. Digital addiction is a type of addiction based on the behaviour of individuals. It is a harmful condition that creates a mental and physical addiction in individuals focused on the use of digital devices. This study discusses the effects of digital addiction on employee performance and motivation in organisations. The study applied a questionnaire to administrative staff working at a state university in Çankırı province. As a result, digital addiction in workplaces does not affect the motivation of employees, and there is a negative relationship on performance. In other words, the performance of employees who are digitally dependent in their workplaces is lower.