Institutional Digital Leadership and ICT Competency: The Moderating Role of Teaching Experience in Chinese Universities

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Abstract

This study examines how institutional digital leadership affects university teachers’ ICT competency, with teaching experience as a moderator. Using the Technology–Organization–Environment framework and Social Cognitive Theory, the study analyzed survey data from 397 Chinese university teachers with structural equation modeling. Results show that digital leadership significantly improves teachers’ ICT competency, especially through “empowering leader” dimension. Early-career teachers benefit more from digital leadership than their more experienced peers. The findings provide insights for higher education institutions on aligning digital leadership initiatives with teachers’ career stages and offer guidance for supporting digital transformation in non-Western contexts.

Authors

• Jing Cai, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

• Aida Hanim A Hamid, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

• Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia