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Digital Gifts at the Workplace: An Exploratory Study on the Impact of E-Hongbao

Digital Gifts at the Workplace: An Exploratory Study on the Impact of E-Hongbao
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Author(s): Chiachi Chang (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China), Eddy Fang (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China), Yuliani Suseno (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia)and Marek Hudik (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic)
Copyright: 2023
Volume: 31
Issue: 1
Pages: 25
Source title: Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang (University of North Florida, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/JGIM.316832

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Abstract

This study builds on the emergence of new gifting practices using e-hongbaos which are monetary gifts transferred between individuals made possible by digital communication platforms. This is an exploratory study on the impact of these innovations on intra-organizational relationships. Three types of intra-organizational relationships are considered: the employee's relationship with the organization, with the team, and with the manager. The findings of the study indicate positive impacts of e-hongbao at all organizational levels. The authors also identify the varying effects of e-hongbao on intra-organizational relationship outcomes depending on the occasion of gifting, as well as the mode, direction, and measure. Specifically, ‘group' e-hongbao, a gamified group-gift enabled by the digitalization of gifting, has the strongest influence on intra-organizational relationships. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for theory and practice in the workplace and also offer future research directions.

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