Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity
This study examined the effect of information literacy (IL) on work performance with mediating role of lifelong learning and creativity among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted in the press clubs of four provinces (e.g., Punjab, Sindh, Khybe...
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| author | Muhammad Asif Naveed Javed Iqbal Muhammad Zaheer Asghar Rozeen Shaukat Pirita Seitamaa-hakkarainen |
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| description | This study examined the effect of information literacy (IL) on work performance with mediating role of lifelong learning and creativity among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted in the press clubs of four provinces (e.g., Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan) and the federal capital Islamabad for data collection. The received 1084 responses were analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling. The results indicated that IL of journalists had a direct and indirect but positive influence on their work performance. The lifelong learning and creativity skills also mediated the relationship between IL and work performance. This study provided empirical evidence for how IL directly influence work performance and indirectly with the mediated role of lifelong learning and creativity. These pragmatic insights may inform academicians and enterprises about the IL importance at workplace for enhancement of organizational performance and achieving a competitive advantage. Such results may also initiate an instruction program for existing as well as for prospective journalists to impart IL education. This study could be a worthy contribution to the existing IL research in the workplace context in general and of journalists’ workplace in particular as no such study has appeared so far. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74574cefab0543209c6b424631f06d272023-11-30T21:13:30ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-12-011312410.3390/bs13010024Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and CreativityMuhammad Asif Naveed0Javed Iqbal1Muhammad Zaheer Asghar2Rozeen Shaukat3Pirita Seitamaa-hakkarainen4Department of Information Management, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, PakistanSchool of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaDepartment of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandOffice of Research Innovation and Commercialization, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, PakistanDepartment of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandThis study examined the effect of information literacy (IL) on work performance with mediating role of lifelong learning and creativity among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted in the press clubs of four provinces (e.g., Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan) and the federal capital Islamabad for data collection. The received 1084 responses were analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling. The results indicated that IL of journalists had a direct and indirect but positive influence on their work performance. The lifelong learning and creativity skills also mediated the relationship between IL and work performance. This study provided empirical evidence for how IL directly influence work performance and indirectly with the mediated role of lifelong learning and creativity. These pragmatic insights may inform academicians and enterprises about the IL importance at workplace for enhancement of organizational performance and achieving a competitive advantage. Such results may also initiate an instruction program for existing as well as for prospective journalists to impart IL education. This study could be a worthy contribution to the existing IL research in the workplace context in general and of journalists’ workplace in particular as no such study has appeared so far.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/1/24workplace information literacylifelong learningcreativitywork performancejournalistsPakistan |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Asif Naveed Javed Iqbal Muhammad Zaheer Asghar Rozeen Shaukat Pirita Seitamaa-hakkarainen Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity Behavioral Sciences workplace information literacy lifelong learning creativity work performance journalists Pakistan |
| title | Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity |
| title_full | Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity |
| title_fullStr | Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity |
| title_short | Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity |
| title_sort | information literacy as a predictor of work performance the mediating role of lifelong learning and creativity |
| topic | workplace information literacy lifelong learning creativity work performance journalists Pakistan |
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