The Mediating Role of Self-Image in AI Adoption and Job Crafting: Evidence from Chinese High-Tech Enterprises
Author (s)
Yandong Yin
Abstract
The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming workplaces, particularly in high-tech industries, with profound effects on employee behavior and psychology. This study examines how the intensity of AI adoption influences job crafting behaviors, emphasizing positive self-image as a mediating factor and work meaningfulness as a moderator. Drawing on conservation of resources theory and event system theory, the research adopts a mixed-methods approach that includes surveys and scenario-based experiments with 540 employees from Chinese high-tech enterprises. The results reveal that AI adoption intensity indirectly promotes job crafting through its impact on employees’ need to maintain a positive self-image, especially in environments with low work meaningfulness. The study highlights the compensatory role of job crafting as employees strive to protect their self-image when faced with AI-induced disruptions. Additionally, it underscores the importance of fostering work meaningfulness to mitigate the negative effects of AI adoption on employees’ psychological well-being. These findings offer valuable theoretical and practical insights for managing AI transitions in the workplace, providing strategies to enhance employee resilience and optimize job design. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics between technology and organizational behavior in AI-dominated environments.
Key words: Artificial Intelligence Adoption; Job Crafting; Positive Self-Image; Work Meaningfulness; Organizational Behavior; Conservation of Resources.
| Title: | The Mediating Role of Self-Image in AI Adoption and Job Crafting: Evidence from Chinese High-Tech Enterprises |
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| Author: | Yandong Yin |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Scientific Reports |
| Website: | https://ijsab.com/jsr |
| Publisher | IJSAB International |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.58970/JSR.1079 |
| Media: | Online |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Acceptance Date: | 27/11/2024 |
| Date of Publication: | 30/11/2024 |
| PDF URL: | https://ijsab.com/wp-content/uploads/1079.pdf |
| Free download: | Available |
| Page: | 106-117 |
| First Page: | 106 |
| Last Page: | 117 |
| Paper Type: | Literary studies |
| Current Status: | Published |
Cite This Article:
Yin, Y. (2025). The Mediating Role of Self-Image in AI Adoption and Job Crafting: Evidence from Chinese High-Tech Enterprises, Journal of Scientific Reports, 8(1), 106-117. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58970/JSR.1079
About Author (s)
Yandong Yin, Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Asia Metropolitan University (AMU), Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58970/JSR.1079