Eyes everywhere: the influence of digital surveillance on employee innovation performance in China

Abstract

ABSTRACT Digital surveillance is widespread in the workplace, but research on its impact on employee behaviour is still limited. This study aims to investigate employee innovation performance in the digital surveillance context. Through a two-stage survey design, data from 266 employees were collected. The findings reveal that employee job autonomy mediates the relationship between digital surveillance and employee innovation performance. In addition, this relationship is moderated by employee participation in management, when employees have a lower perception of privacy invasion, the higher their participation in management, the greater their innovation performance. The results of this study offer valuable insights into managing digital human resource practices in digital era.