Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity

Abstract

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.

Effect of information literacy on lifelong learning, creativity, and work performance among journalists

“…IL enables employees to make need-based and informed decisions that ultimately improve their work performance. This result corroborated the findings of Naveed et al . (2023) who reported IL as a predictor of work performance through the mediation of lifelong learning and creativity.…”

How information literacy influences creative skills among medical students? The mediating role of lifelong learning

“…This finding also corroborated the outcomes of a recent and similar study by [ 16 ] who reported that digital literacy predicts positively creative thinking disposition. Similarly, the study by Naveed et al [ 64 ] also reported the positive impact of information literacy one creativity among Pakistani journalists. Hence, the higher information literacy capabilities increase creative skills in the context of academia.…”

“…In a recent study by Kesici [ 16 ], a somehow similar outcome was reported that the digital literacy of Turkish teachers influences positively their lifelong learning disposition. Likewise, Naveed et al [ 64 ] also reported information literacy as a predictor of lifelong learning among journalists in Pakistan. Thus, it may be concluded that information literacy skills improve lifelong learning in the academic context.…”

Identificación de barreras/competencias lingüísticas en comunicación científica de investigadores universitarios

“…e) Carecer de habilidades para pensar creativamente y organizar las ideas antes de escribir un documento científico, es un elemento recurrente en los docentes, esto debido la complejidad de demostrar habilidades y estrategias de cómo utilizar el lenguaje adecuado, concretizar ideas deseadas y lograr producir redacción propia para el público al que se dirige el contenido, todo ello puede inhibir la creación de textos (Hempel, 2013;Naveed, 2023).…”

“…La propuesta principal para vencer las BL en la comunicación de la ciencia radica en muchos aspectos, entre los más concretos se encuentran: (1) fomentar estrategias de escritura y comunicación científico-académica durante los posgrados con el objeto de producir textos científicos (Garza-Almanza, 2014;Espino Datsari, 2015); y (2) apoyar la enseñanza para involucrar valores, creencias y cultura sobre textos científicos que van más allá de los meros contenidos (Naveed, 2023). Una repercusión probable de tener CL es el desarrollo profesional que emerge con un sistema de influencia en sus decisiones sobre que ideas y recursos son propios para lograr tal desarrollo.…”