Work-related use of information and communication technologies after-hours (W_ICTs) and employee innovation behavior: a dual-path model
研究将下班后工作相关的信息通信技术使用分为被动和主动两种，发现被动使用通过情绪耗竭抑制员工创新行为，主动使用通过感知内部人身份促进创新行为，且差异化领导调节了被动使用与情绪耗竭的关系。
Purpose The current study aims to identify work-related use of information and communication technologies after-hours (W_ICTs) from passive and active perspectives and examine mechanisms and different effects of information and communication technologies on employee innovation behavior. Design/methodology/approach Experience sampling method (ESM) was employed to capture dynamic within-person variance in daily-behaviors and daily-mood. In total, 92 employees completed an identical online survey each day for ten workdays. Findings The findings showed that the influence patterns and mechanisms of passive and active W_ICTs were utterly different. Passive W_ICTs was negatively associated with employee innovation behavior via emotional exhaustion, while active W_ICTs was positively associated with employee innovation behavior through perceived insider status. Furthermore, differential leadership significantly narrowed the positive relationship between passive W_ICTs and emotional exhaustion. However, differential leadership did not significantly moderate the relationship between active W_ICTs and perceived insider status. Originality/value This study is an important step forward in dividing W_ICTs into passive and active W_ICTs and discovers a dual path of two types of W_ICTs on employee innovation behavior. Findings of this study have heuristic value for future research.