Impact of Job Demands and Job Resources on Employee Digital Wellbeing in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examines the impact of job demands and resources on the employees digital wellbeing working in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan in the context of digitalization and conceptualized through the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model. Although digital transformation has intensified job demands and reshaped employee well-being, very few empirical studies link digital well-being by the lens of the Job Demands-Resources context in a Pakistani context particularly in HEIs. The data was collected from 216 faculty and administrative staff members in Higher Educational Institutions in Pakistan by using a structured questionnaire. The SPSS software was employed to put the resultant hypotheses of the study into various statistical tests such as descriptive statistics, EFA, Pearson correlation analysis as well as regression analysis, which provided an opportunity to measure the analytical results of job demands and job resources on employee digital wellbeing. The hypotheses were accepted as job demands presents significant negative relationship with employee digital wellbeing, while job resources show positive relationship with employee digital wellbeing. This study will fill the gap in empirical literature concerning employee digital wellbeing in the higher educational institutions of developing nations, specifically in Pakistan. This research will further apply the JD-R Model in the digital working environment and will be helpful in forming a balanced digital working environment for universities and governments in achieving sustainable wellbeing for employees.

JEL Classification Codes: M5, M10, O15, I31