THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIGITAL COMPETENCE BUILDING AND EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT IN ORGANIZATION

Abstract

This paper examine the relationship between digital competence building and employee commitment in organization. The objective of this paper is to examine how different dimensions of digital competence building such as digital education and training, social support for digital skill development and stakeholders collaboration, how they influence employee commitment in terms of affective commitment, normative, commitment and continuance commitment. This paper revealed the following: that digital education and training increases employee commitment as it expose employee of digital experience, new social support for digital skill development increases employee commitment as it makes employee to have access to digital infrastructure. This paper further shows that stakeholders collaboration increases employee commitment and expose them to more advanced digital knowledge both national and international. This paper finally concludes that digital competence building in 21^st century organizations is the way forward to encourage and sustain employees in organization.