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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE
Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 1073-1095Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/ITP-07-2019-0348
Keywords
Technostress; Entitlement; Overload; Invasion; Work-family conflict; Turnover; Burnout; Information-communication technology
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This study investigates the impact of techno-overload and techno-invasion on work and family, finding significant relationships with turnover intentions, work-family conflict, and family burnout. Additionally, entitlement plays a moderating role in these relationships, with higher entitlement intensifying the negative effects of techno-overload and techno-invasion.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of techno-overload and techno-invasion on work and family. Specifically, we focus on intention to turnover in the work domain, work-family conflict in the work-family domain, and family burnout in the family domain. Furthermore, this study examines the moderating role of entitlement, a personality variable, in this process. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 253 people who were using technology to complete their work over two time periods, the relationships were examined using hierarchical moderated regression analysis. Findings The results revealed that both techno-overload and techno-invasion were significantly related to greater turnover intentions, higher work-family conflict, and greater family burnout. In addition, entitlement played a moderating role such that those who were higher in entitlement had stronger techno-overload-outcome and technostress invasion-outcome relationships. Practical implications These findings may provide managers key insights to help manage employees, especially those with an inflated sense of entitlement, to mitigate the serious negative outcomes associated with techno-overload and techno-invasion. In particular, both techno- overload and techno-invasion had minimal impact on negative outcomes when employee entitlement was lower. However, when employee entitlement was higher, techno-overload and techno-invasion had considerable negative effects. Originality/value Due to the ubiquitous nature of information-communication technology (ICT) in organizations today, individuals often experience techno-overload and techno-invasion. This research utilized conservation of resources theory to examine these relationships. This study established the relationships of both techno-overload and techno-invasion with key organizational and family outcomes and points to the critical role of the personality variable, entitlement, in this process. The results provide theoretical and practical advancement in the role of technology with people in organizations today.
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