Mindset Matters: How and When Fixed Digital Mindset Influences Employees’ Approach Towards and Avoidance of New Workplace Technology Navn:

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether having a fixed digital mindset relates to employees' approach or avoidance towards new workplace technology. We draw on the field of implicit theories and the job crafting literature to explore technology acceptance in a novel manner. The study used questionnaire data collected at two time points from 94 employees in a Norwegian firm where a new technology was being implemented. The results of our first model indicate that there is a relationship between fixed digital mindset and the extent to which employees avoid technology, and this can be influenced by perceptions of subjective norms. Concerning our second model, the hypothesized moderated mediation relating fixed digital mindset to technology approach was not supported. This indicated that training initiative frequency and perceived usefulness did not mediate the relationship, even though digital selfefficacy was found to partially moderate the relationship between having a fixed digital mindset and training initiative frequency. These findings a