"Remaining Vigilant" While "Enjoying Prosperity": How Artificial Intelligence Usage Impacts Employees' Innovative...

Area of Science:

• Business Administration
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management

Background:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly vital for enterprise competitive advantage.
• Understanding employee responses to AI-driven changes is crucial for fostering creativity and initiative.
• This study integrates traditional Chinese wisdom and Conservation of Resources Theory.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the impact of AI usage on employees' innovative behavior and proactive skill development.
• To investigate the mediating roles of job absorption and AI job replacement anxiety.
• To examine the moderating effect of learning goal orientation.

Main Methods:

• A three-stage survey methodology was employed.
• Data were collected from 350 questionnaires.
• Statistical analysis was used to test the proposed relationships.

Main Results:

• AI usage positively influences innovative behavior and proactive skill development.
• Job absorption partially mediates the AI usage-innovative behavior link.
• AI job replacement anxiety partially mediates the AI usage-proactive skill development link.
• Learning goal orientation positively moderates these mediated relationships.

Conclusions:

• AI integration can enhance employee innovation and skill growth.
• Job absorption and anxiety are key mediators in the employee-AI interaction.
• Fostering a learning goal orientation is vital for maximizing positive AI impacts on employees.