Beyond automation: The multifaceted impact of advanced digital technologies on employment dynamics

IF 8 1区管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT

Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-12 DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2025.105321

Hyunbae Chun , Donghan Shin

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Abstract

This study investigates the employment effects of the firm-level adoption of advanced digital technologies (ADTs), such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and Internet of Things. In contrast to previous research that focuses on individual ADTs, we highlight the role of the simultaneous adoption of multiple ADTs and the motivations underlying this adoption. By integrating matched employer–employee data on job flows with firm-level ADT adoption records, we find that ADT adoption increases net job growth primarily by boosting new hires. This hiring-margin-driven employment effect remains consistent when ADTs are adopted in bundles or used for market creation (i.e., product and service development, sales, and marketing). Consequently, a positive employment effect is found only in the service sector, where multiple ADTs are more actively leveraged for market creation than in the manufacturing sector. Our results suggest that the reasons behind the contrasting empirical findings can be better understood by examining how firms practically utilize ADTs to enhance complementarities.

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超越自动化：先进数字技术对就业动态的多方面影响

本研究探讨了企业层面采用先进数字技术（ADTs）对就业的影响，如人工智能、大数据、云计算和物联网。与之前关注单个adt的研究相反，我们强调了同时采用多个adt的作用以及这种采用背后的动机。通过将工作流动的雇主-雇员数据与公司层面ADT采用记录相结合，我们发现ADT采用主要通过增加新员工来增加净就业增长。当adt被捆绑使用或用于市场创造（即产品和服务开发、销售和营销）时，这种雇佣利润驱动的就业效应仍然是一致的。因此，只有在服务业才会产生积极的就业效应，在服务业中，多个adt比制造业更积极地为市场创造提供杠杆。我们的研究结果表明，通过考察企业如何实际利用adt来增强互补性，可以更好地理解差异实证结果背后的原因。

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Research Policy MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

12.80

自引率

6.90%

发文量

182

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