Shahrokh Nikou|Mark de Reuver|Matin Mahboob Kanafi
Workplace literacy skills—how information and digital literacy affect adoption of digital technology
Åbo Akademi University|Delft University of Technology|University of Oulu
purpose information digital literacy recently received much interest viewed critical strategic organisational resources skills employees need obtain order function workplaces yet role employees literacy seems neglected current literature paper aims explore roles information digital literacy play employees perception relation usefulness ease use digital technologies consequently intention use technology practices perform workplace designmethodologyapproach paper builds conceptual model key constructs information literacy digital literacy new antecedents technology acceptance model aims establish information literacy digital literacy indirect determinants employees intention use digital technologies workplace data set used paper comprises 121 respondents structural equation modelling used findings findings reveal information literacy digital literacy direct impact perceived ease use technology perceive usefulness findings also show literacies indirect impact intention use digital technology work via attitude towards use practical implications managers decisionmakers pay close attention literacy levels staff literacies important skillset digital age managers chief information officers may want start identifying work groups individuals require literacy training instruction provide specific relevant training literacy interventions help lack sufficient literacy originalityvalue one first studies consider information literacy digital literacy new antecedents technology acceptance model workplace environment