A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM research

Knowledge Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 require workers with adaptable employability skills and who engage in innovative work behavior that help companies to create innovative products and processes that are difficult for competitors to imitate. Extant research examines employability, and innovative...

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Main Authors: Angela Caroline, Martine J. H. Coun, Agus Gunawan, Jol Stoffers
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1448555/full
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description Knowledge Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 require workers with adaptable employability skills and who engage in innovative work behavior that help companies to create innovative products and processes that are difficult for competitors to imitate. Extant research examines employability, and innovative work behavior, but there are still few articles that include digital literacy in their study. In fact, digital literacy is closely related to human resources in the new workforce whose daily activities are closely related to digital technology. Through bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review of the interplay among digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior we synthesize research trends, measurements, theoretical frameworks, and conceptual models on these topics. In addition, some contextual considerations will be utilized to ensure accurate data interpretation. Findings suggest that there is no generic measure of digital literacy, especially in business contexts, that links this concept to either employability or innovative work behavior. Digital literacy is particularly important to increase employability and stimulate both innovative behavior and performance. Future research should explore these topics using various methodologies and theoretical frameworks, combining them with multiple perceptions across workers and countries, especially considering the pace of technological development.
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spelling doaj-art-a9dabc0dd8ee44b998de7de395e96e8b2025-01-17T14:48:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.14485551448555A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM researchAngela Caroline0Angela Caroline1Martine J. H. Coun2Agus Gunawan3Jol Stoffers4Jol Stoffers5Jol Stoffers6Faculty of Management, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, NetherlandsDepartment of Business Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, IndonesiaFaculty of Management, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, NetherlandsDepartment of Business Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, IndonesiaFaculty of Management, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, NetherlandsResearch Centre for Employability, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Sittard, NetherlandsResearch Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), Maastricht University, Maastricht, NetherlandsKnowledge Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 require workers with adaptable employability skills and who engage in innovative work behavior that help companies to create innovative products and processes that are difficult for competitors to imitate. Extant research examines employability, and innovative work behavior, but there are still few articles that include digital literacy in their study. In fact, digital literacy is closely related to human resources in the new workforce whose daily activities are closely related to digital technology. Through bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review of the interplay among digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior we synthesize research trends, measurements, theoretical frameworks, and conceptual models on these topics. In addition, some contextual considerations will be utilized to ensure accurate data interpretation. Findings suggest that there is no generic measure of digital literacy, especially in business contexts, that links this concept to either employability or innovative work behavior. Digital literacy is particularly important to increase employability and stimulate both innovative behavior and performance. Future research should explore these topics using various methodologies and theoretical frameworks, combining them with multiple perceptions across workers and countries, especially considering the pace of technological development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1448555/fulldigital literacyemployabilityinnovative work behaviorsystematic literature reviewbibliometric analysiscontextual approaches
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Jol Stoffers
A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM research
Frontiers in Psychology
digital literacy
employability
innovative work behavior
systematic literature review
bibliometric analysis
contextual approaches
title A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM research
title_full A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM research
title_fullStr A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM research
title_full_unstemmed A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM research
title_short A systematic literature review on digital literacy, employability, and innovative work behavior: emphasizing the contextual approaches in HRM research
title_sort systematic literature review on digital literacy employability and innovative work behavior emphasizing the contextual approaches in hrm research
topic digital literacy
employability
innovative work behavior
systematic literature review
bibliometric analysis
contextual approaches
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1448555/full
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