When artificial intelligence becomes a job resource: how psychological capital fuels innovation in algorithm-driven workplaces

Introduction This paper examines the relationship between AI adoption and employees’ innovative work behavior (IWB), focusing on the mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating role of perceived error management culture. Methods Using two-wave survey data, we tested the hypothesized relationships with SPSS 27.0 and Mplus 8.0. Results The results show that AI adoption is positively related to employees’ psychological capital, which in turn is positively related to IWB. In addition,