ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

心理科学进展 ›› 2024, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 594-615.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1042.2024.00594

• 研究构想 • 上一篇    下一篇

员工对企业数字化转型的反应研究: 基于压力的理论视角

周琦玮1,2, 李倩3(), 梁爽3   

  1. 1中国海洋大学管理学院, 山东 青岛 266100
    2中国海洋大学创新创业研究中心, 山东 青岛 266100
    3北京外国语大学国际商学院, 北京 100089
  • 收稿日期:2023-08-04 出版日期:2024-04-15 发布日期:2024-02-29
  • 通讯作者: 李倩 E-mail:liq@bfsu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(72202012);国家自然科学基金项目(72072014);教育部人文社会科学研究项目(21YJC630178);泰山学者工程专项经费资助项目(tsqn202312098);北京外国语大学青年学术创新团队项目(2021JT001);‘双一流’重大(点)标志性项目(2022SYLZD001);双一流建设科研项目(SYL2020ZX012);中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金项目(2023JJ011);北京外国语大学卓越人才计划项目

How do employees respond to enterprise digital transformation?A research proposal from stress-based theoretical perspective

ZHOU Qiwei1,2, LI Qian3(), LIANG Shuang3   

  1. 1College of Management, Ocean University of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
    2Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Center, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
    3International Business School, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing 100089, China
  • Received:2023-08-04 Online:2024-04-15 Published:2024-02-29
  • Contact: LI Qian E-mail:liq@bfsu.edu.cn

摘要:

在数字经济蓬勃发展的时代背景下, 数字化转型已成为推动企业高质量发展的关键环节。然而, 很多企业在数字化转型过程中都遇到缺乏员工支持、消极合作等来自企业内部的挑战。目前, 有关企业数字化转型的研究主要集中在宏观战略层面, 探讨数字化转型对企业内部员工影响的研究尚不充足。因此, 本文从企业内部微观层面着手, 采用工作压力动态过程模型, 将数字化转型视作一种压力源。通过聚焦数字化转型给员工带来的工作压力, 试图揭示员工对数字化转型产生的差异化反应及其内在机理。第一, 探究压力源, 基于扎根理论归纳员工对数字化转型中压力源的感知和识别。第二, 追踪压力结果, 基于变革分析框架, 探索数字化转型对员工工作绩效的影响及其随时间的动态变化。第三, 分析压力体验, 分别从认知和情绪视角, 探讨员工支持或抗拒数字化转型的作用机制、边界条件及后续结果。本文不仅丰富了企业数字化转型在人力资源管理领域的研究范畴和内容, 还为企业科学推动数字化转型、提升员工对数字化转型的支持水平提供了实践启示。

关键词: 数字化转型, 压力动态过程, 压力认知评估, 压力源?情绪模型

Abstract:

Digital transformation has emerged as a critical factor in driving high-quality enterprise development. However, many companies encounter internal challenges, such as a lack of employee support and passive cooperation during the process of digital transformation. Current research on enterprise digital transformation primarily concentrates on the macro-strategic level, while the impact of digital transformation on employees has not been sufficiently explored. Therefore, our study takes a micro-level perspective within the organization and employs the Process Theories of Occupational Stress. We view digital transformation as a “stressor” and aim to investigate the different responses of employees to it and the underlying mechanisms.

First, we investigate the “stressor” by utilizing Grounded Theory to uncover how employees perceive and identify stressors during digital transformation. Second, we explore the “stress outcome” by examining the impact of digital transformation on employees’ work performance and its dynamic changes over time based on the Transition Processes framework. Third, we investigate the “stress experience” from both cognitive and emotional perspectives. We explore the mechanisms, boundary conditions, and subsequent consequences of employees’ different responses (support or resistance) to digital transformation.

This study contributes to the HRM research in the context of enterprise digital transformation in the following three aspects. First, it employs the theoretical lens of “stress” and draws upon the Process Theories of Occupational Stress, to explore employees’ stress experiences and outcomes precipitated by the “stressor” of digital transformation. It provides a new perspective for understanding the mechanisms underlying employees’ dual-reactive responses to digital transformation. As issues related to enterprise digital transformation are dynamic, complex, and evolving, adopting the stress perspective as a theoretical framework and analytical tool enables a precise delineation of the research domain. It aids in formulating well-defined research questions, highlights research focuses, contributes to theory development, and enhance the explanatory power of conclusions.

Second, this study proposes a dual-reactive theoretical framework, linking enterprise digital transformation to employees’ roles as either “supporters” or “resisters”. This expands the research scope and enriches the research content pertaining to enterprise digital transformation in the micro-management domain. Previous studies have typically adopted a perspective of human-technology interaction to discuss the impact of specific digital technology applications on individual employees or human resource management within organizations. By viewing the overall perceptions and extent of enterprise digital transformation as a “stressor”, this study unifies enterprise digital strategy and employee stress within the same theoretical framework. This provides a theoretical foundation and empirical evidence for exploring the dual-reactive responses of employees to enterprise digital transformation. In this way, this study links strategic digital transformation choices at the organizational level with employee behavioral responses and outcomes (job performance and withdrawal behavior) at the individual level. It offers concrete evidence that verify the effective role of enterprise digital transformation at the individual employee level, thereby laying a foundational groundwork for further studies focused on understanding enterprise digital transformation from an individual perspective.

Third, from both cognitive and emotional perspectives, this study further reveals the underlying mechanisms, boundary conditions, and subsequent outcomes of employees’ dual-reactive responses to digital transformation at both individual and daily work levels. Building upon the attention given to stressors and stress outcomes in the Process Theories of Occupational Stress, this study delves into the formation of various stress experiences among employees and explores the moderating roles of technological features and individual attitudes. By highlighting employees’ emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses in the context of digital transformation, this paper responds to the call for integrating employees with digital technologies. Furthermore, it explores methods and pathways for driving enterprise digital transformation from an employee management perspective.

In summary, this study deepens our understanding of how digital transformation affects employees. By examining the micro-level dynamics within organizations, it uncovers key factors that shape employees’ responses to digital transformation. These insights can guide organizations in effectively navigating the challenges associated with digital transformation and fostering a supportive environment where employees can adapt to and excel in the digital age.

Key words: digital transformation, process theories of occupational stress, transactional theory of stress, stressor-emotion model

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