Managers’ Well-Being in the Digital Era

Is it Associated with Perceived Choice Overload and Pressure from Digitalization? An Exploratory Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15469770
AutoresSabrina Zeike (0000-0003-2359-9688, University of Cologne, autor de correspondencia), Kyung‐Eun Choi (0000-0001-5533-7450, University of Cologne), Lara Lindert (0000-0002-9332-7824, University of Cologne), Holger Pfaff (0000-0001-9154-6575, University of Cologne)
Año2019
Volumen16
Número10
Páginas1746-1746
Fecha de publicación2019-05-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph16101746
PMID31108843
OpenAlexW2945083317
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas21
Referencias citadas47

Due to the current digital transition, companies are under pressure to pursue digitalization and often initiate far-reaching transformation processes. As a result, managers must drive change within a company and are involved in important decision-making processes. In the present study, we focused on two cognitive job demands in managers related to change due to digital transformation: perceived choice overload and pressure from digitalization. We assumed that the extent of challenging cognitive demands at work is rising and negatively influencing managers' psychological well-being. We conducted an online survey with a sample of 368 upper-level managers from a large ICT-company, where, at the time of the study, extensive transformation processes were taking place. Using multivariate regression analysis, potential prognostic effects on well-being were tested. Results showed that lower well-being was significantly associated with higher choice overload, but not with perceived pressure from digitalization. In our explorative study, we investigated two potential job demands in managers that, to our knowledge, have not yet been scientifically tested. Given the unsettled state of the field, it is important to try to further understand when choice overload and pressure from digitalization occur and when these may trigger negative health consequences

Business · Cognition · Digital transformation · Exploratory research · Information overload · Sample (material · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Marketing