Digital Self-Regulation, Workplace Agility, and Technostress: A Sequential Pathway to Employee Productivity in Emerging Economies

Eka Suhartini; Alim Syariati

doi:10.32535/ijabim.v10i3.4518

Digital Self-Regulation, Workplace Agility, and Technostress: A Sequential Pathway to Employee Productivity in Emerging Economies

Eka Suhartini, Alim Syariati

Abstract

This study aims to examine how self-regulation influences employee productivity in digitally intensive work environments by incorporating workplace agility and technostress as mediating mechanisms. Extending the Job Demands–Resources framework, this study contributes by conceptualizing self-regulation as a dual-function personal resource that enhances adaptive capacity while simultaneously increasing exposure to technostress, thereby challenging linear assumptions in digital workforce research. Using a quantitative explanatory design, data were collected from 183 employees in technology-driven settings and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that self-regulation significantly increases workplace agility and technostress, while workplace agility further enhances both technostress and productivity. Technostress also exerts a positive effect on productivity, indicating the presence of functional strain. Mediation analysis confirms complementary and sequential pathways linking self-regulation to productivity. These findings imply that organizations should cultivate self-regulation and agility while managing technostress as a productive, yet controlled, pressure.

Keywords

Self-regulation; Workplace agility; Technostress; Employee productivity; Digital work environment

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32535/ijabim.v10i3.4518