Influence of AI-Based Work Systems on Psychological Ownership among Employees: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions

Artificial intelligence, psychological ownership, higher education institutions, employee stability

Integrating artificial intelligence into the organisational work culture has widened the implications on the psychological elements of the behaviour studies, considerably in the higher education sector. Based on psychological ownership theory, the study examined the influence of AI-based work system on the emotional and psychological ownership among the teachers of the higher education institutions. For this a descriptive research design was adopted and primary data was collected using structured questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis validated the three-dimensional structure of psychological ownership, which included sense of ownership, sense of control and self-identity, which has accounted with the variance of 66% and confirmed the constructs applicability in the educational settings. Further, it was found that AI-based work system significantly correlated with the psychological ownership (r=0712, p <.01). while, regression analysis also found the strong positive impact between the variables. While the dimension-wise investigation revealed that AI bases system has the strongest effect on self-identity and responsibility. The findings indicated that AI can be integrated into the work culture strategically to create a supportive and suggestive environment, which increases the employee commitment and stability in the organisation.