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AI LEARNING ANXIETY, JOB INSECURITY, AND INNOVATION: A MEDIATION MODEL IN ASIAN FIRMS |
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| Creator | Changqiu WEN |
| Title | AI LEARNING ANXIETY, JOB INSECURITY, AND INNOVATION: A MEDIATION MODEL IN ASIAN FIRMS |
| Contributor | Yuanfeng CAI, Chai Ching TAN |
| Publisher | Asian Administration and Management Review |
| Publication Year | 2568 |
| Journal Title | Asian Administration and Management Review |
| Journal Vol. | 8 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | Article 22 |
| Keyword | AI Learning Anxiety, Job Insecurity, Employee Innovation, Threat-Rigidity Theory, Asian Firms |
| URL Website | https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/AAMR |
| Website title | https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/AAMR/article/view/283005 |
| ISSN | 2730-3683 |
| Abstract | The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a critical challenge for organizations, particularly in dynamic Asian economies where institutional pressures for innovation are high. While AI promises efficiency, it also heightens employee anxiety and concerns about job stability. This study investigates the intricate relationship between AI learning anxiety and employees' innovative work behavior, focusing on the mediating role of job insecurity within Asian firms. Drawing on Threat-Rigidity Theory, we hypothesized that AI learning anxiety would increase job insecurity, which, in turn, would dampen innovative work behavior. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from 403 employees at Chinese internet companies with at least 1 year of experience with AI tools. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed for data analysis. The findings reveal that AI learning anxiety significantly heightens job insecurity. Importantly, job insecurity significantly undermined employees' innovative work behavior. Crucially, AI learning anxiety did not directly influence innovation; instead, its negative effect was fully mediated through job insecurity. This demonstrates that employees' emotional responses to AI are transmuted into tangible resource threats, driving defensive rather than innovative behaviors. This study extends Threat-Rigidity Theory to the context of AI. It offers vital insights for management, emphasizing the critical need to address employees' psychological security to foster innovation during AI-driven transformations in Asia. |
