Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysis

Introduction Digital transformation has intensified the use of platforms, automated systems, artificial intelligence tools, online reporting, and algorithmic performance metrics in general and financial services. This study examines how algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, digital organizat...

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Autores principales: Alexander Haro-Sarango, Silvia Cachay-Salcedo, Jessica Karina Saavedra-Vasconez, Rosa Salcedo-Dávalos, Briseida Sotelo-Castro
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author Alexander Haro-Sarango
Silvia Cachay-Salcedo
Jessica Karina Saavedra-Vasconez
Rosa Salcedo-Dávalos
Briseida Sotelo-Castro
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Briseida Sotelo-Castro
Jessica Karina Saavedra-Vasconez
Rosa Salcedo-Dávalos
Silvia Cachay-Salcedo
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Silvia Cachay-Salcedo
Jessica Karina Saavedra-Vasconez
Rosa Salcedo-Dávalos
Briseida Sotelo-Castro
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description Introduction Digital transformation has intensified the use of platforms, automated systems, artificial intelligence tools, online reporting, and algorithmic performance metrics in general and financial services. This study examines how algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, digital organizational support, digital dynamic capabilities, and responsible algorithmic governance combine to explain high perceived digital competitiveness. Methods A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, exploratory-configurational design was used. From an institutional population of 581 Business Administration students, 128 employed participants working in general or financial services met the inclusion criteria. A 60-item, five-point Likert instrument measured six constructs. Analyses in R included descriptive statistics, reliability, Spearman correlations, an auxiliary linear model, and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Results Human talent adaptation was the only potentially necessary condition for high perceived digital competitiveness. Three sufficient pathways emerged: digital dynamic capabilities, responsible algorithmic governance, and the combination of human talent adaptation and digital organizational support, which was the most consistent pathway. Algorithmic fatigue acted as a risk condition but could coexist with high perceived digital competitiveness when compensatory resources were present. Discussion The findings indicate that perceived digital competitiveness arises through alternative combinations of human, organizational, technological, and governance resources, supporting a configurational rather than a single universal pathway interpretation.
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spelling openalex:W7207757169Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysisAlexander Haro-SarangoSilvia Cachay-SalcedoJessica Karina Saavedra-VasconezRosa Salcedo-DávalosBriseida Sotelo-Castrodigital dynamic capabilitiesdigital transformationartificial intelligence in the workplacefuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysisCorporate Management and LeadershipAI and HR TechnologiesTechnostress in Professional SettingsIntroduction Digital transformation has intensified the use of platforms, automated systems, artificial intelligence tools, online reporting, and algorithmic performance metrics in general and financial services. This study examines how algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, digital organizational support, digital dynamic capabilities, and responsible algorithmic governance combine to explain high perceived digital competitiveness. Methods A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, exploratory-configurational design was used. From an institutional population of 581 Business Administration students, 128 employed participants working in general or financial services met the inclusion criteria. A 60-item, five-point Likert instrument measured six constructs. Analyses in R included descriptive statistics, reliability, Spearman correlations, an auxiliary linear model, and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Results Human talent adaptation was the only potentially necessary condition for high perceived digital competitiveness. Three sufficient pathways emerged: digital dynamic capabilities, responsible algorithmic governance, and the combination of human talent adaptation and digital organizational support, which was the most consistent pathway. Algorithmic fatigue acted as a risk condition but could coexist with high perceived digital competitiveness when compensatory resources were present. Discussion The findings indicate that perceived digital competitiveness arises through alternative combinations of human, organizational, technological, and governance resources, supporting a configurational rather than a single universal pathway interpretation.Articlehttps://doi.org/10.3389/fhumd.2026.1924815https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-dynamics/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2026.1924815/pdfW7207757169enFrontiers in Human Dynamics2673-27262026-09-03
spellingShingle digital dynamic capabilities
digital transformation
artificial intelligence in the workplace
fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis
Corporate Management and Leadership
AI and HR Technologies
Technostress in Professional Settings
Alexander Haro-Sarango
Silvia Cachay-Salcedo
Jessica Karina Saavedra-Vasconez
Rosa Salcedo-Dávalos
Briseida Sotelo-Castro
Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysis
title Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysis
title_full Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysis
title_fullStr Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysis
title_full_unstemmed Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysis
title_short Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysis
title_sort algorithmic fatigue human talent adaptation and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals a configurational analysis
topic digital dynamic capabilities
digital transformation
artificial intelligence in the workplace
fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis
Corporate Management and Leadership
AI and HR Technologies
Technostress in Professional Settings
topic_facet digital dynamic capabilities
digital transformation
artificial intelligence in the workplace
fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis
Corporate Management and Leadership
AI and HR Technologies
Technostress in Professional Settings
url https://doi.org/10.3389/fhumd.2026.1924815
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-dynamics/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2026.1924815/pdf
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