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The impact of organizational adoption of artificial intelligence on employees' learning behavior
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Abstract
With the continuous development of AI, artificial intelligence technology is gradually being introduced into workplaces. However, the impact of AI technology on employees and how employees respond to AI have not been fully researched. This study collected 303 samples through a questionnaire survey, and the empirical results indicate: (1) organizational adoption of artificial intelligence positively influences employees' self-directed learning behaviors; (2) job insecurity and job crafting play a chain mediating role between AI adoption and self-directed learning behaviors; (3) proactive personality positively moderates the relationship between job insecurity and job crafting.
Keywords
artificial intelligence adoption, job insecurity, job crafting, learning behavior
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Lan,W. (2025). The impact of organizational adoption of artificial intelligence on employees' learning behavior. Advances in Social Behavior Research,16(3),35-40.
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