ABSTRACT

Technological innovation has become critical for market survival for many companies in the era of digital transformation. However, the organisational perspective to constantly stay up-to-date with technological innovations can become strenuous on an individual level due to the need to constantly adapt to the demands of a permanently changing technological environment. Based on a large-scale online survey of employees in Germany (N = 1,115), we investigated the positive and negative effects of an organisational climate of innovation from a digital stress perspective. Our results indicate that an organisational climate of innovation creates uncertainty in individuals as it supports technological change but can also help to reduce the perception of technological unreliability as it fosters an environment of mutual support. This research, therefore, adds to the idea of a pronounced innovation climate as a double-edged sword and shows that permanently pushing technological innovation should also be viewed in the light of its potential side effects. It follows that innovation initiatives should balance organisational and individual requirements to stay, or become, more competitive, thereby explicitly considering the side effects that too much and/or too fast innovation may have on users.

摘要

在数字化转型时代，技术创新已成为许多企业市场生存的关键。但是，由于需要不断适应不断变化的技术环境的需求，因此在个人层面上，不断跟上技术创新的组织视角可能会变得很费力。基于对德国员工（N = 1,115）的大规模在线调查，我们从数字压力的角度调查了创新组织氛围的积极和消极影响。我们的研究结果表明，创新的组织氛围会给个人带来不确定性，因为它支持技术变革，但也有助于减少对技术不可靠性的看法，因为它促进了相互支持的环境。因此，本研究，将显着的创新氛围视为一把双刃剑，并表明还应根据其潜在的副作用来看待永久推动技术创新。因此，创新计划应平衡组织和个人要求，以保持或变得更具竞争力，从而明确考虑过多和/或过快的创新可能对用户产生的副作用。