From fear to empowerment: the impact of employees AI awareness on workplace well-being - a new insight from the JD-R model
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Health workers' awareness of artificial intelligence (AI) boosts informal learning and workplace well-being. Employee learning orientation further enhances AI's positive impact on learning behaviors.
Area Of Science
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Psychology
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Background
- The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare presents both opportunities and challenges for health workers.
- Understanding the impact of AI awareness on employee well-being is crucial for managing technological transitions in healthcare.
- The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model provides a framework for examining workplace factors influencing employee well-being.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the influence of health workers' awareness of artificial intelligence (AI) on their workplace well-being.
- To explore the mediating role of informal learning behavior in the relationship between AI awareness and well-being.
- To examine the moderating effect of employee learning orientation on AI awareness and informal learning.
Main Methods
- Quantitative survey methodology with 420 health workers in 10 Ghanaian hospitals utilizing AI technologies.
- Data analysis using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression and structural equation modeling (SEM).
- The study employed the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model and incorporated employee learning orientation.
Main Results
- Health workers' AI awareness positively influences their informal learning behavior.
- Informal learning behavior positively impacts health workers' workplace well-being.
- Informal learning behavior mediates the relationship between AI awareness and workplace well-being; employee learning orientation strengthens this effect.
Conclusions
- AI awareness is a significant driver of informal learning and well-being among healthcare professionals.
- Healthcare organizations should foster a learning-oriented culture to support employees through AI adoption.
- Findings offer a novel perspective on AI integration in healthcare, extending the JD-R model.
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