Unleashing the Power of Digital Skills in Human Resources: Exploring the Relationship between Digital Transformation and Job Performance in the Government of Bahrain

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the impact of digital skills of human resources, which was measured through (digital literacy, communication and cooperation, solving technical problems) on the job performance which measured in this study through (quality, efficiency, achievement) of the employees in the public schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study further used the descriptive research method by using within the questionnaire instrument to collect the data which was formulated based on previous studies with a five-point Likert scale. The study analyzed the data and tested the research hypotheses by using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences SPSS through some tests include one-way analysis of variance, regression analysis, reliability, and differences between groups. The results found a statistically significant impact of the digital skills of human resources in its dimensions (digital literacy, communication and cooperation, and solving technical problems) on the job performance in the Bahraini public schools. Also, the results revealed differences among the sample's perceptions about the digital skills for human resources and job performance due to the gender variable in favor of females, and a difference in the sample's perceptions due to the age, educational qualification and job title variable, while the years of experience variable came with no differences between the groups.