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This study aims to explore how perceived data value affects employee innovative behavior, the mediating role of data asset psychological ownership, and the moderating role of digital leadership.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Drawing on psychological ownership theory and conservation of resources theory, this study constructs a moderated mediation model with digital leadership as a contextual variable. Questionnaire data were collected from 279 full-time enterprise employees, and empirical tests were conducted using the PROCESS macro (Model 7).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>First, perceived data value is positively associated with employee innovative behavior. Second, data asset psychological ownership partially and significantly mediates the relationship between perceived data value and employee innovative behavior. Third, digital leadership positively moderates the link between perceived data value and data asset psychological ownership. Fourth, digital leadership also positively moderates the mediating effect of data asset psychological ownership; specifically, the indirect path from perceived data value to employee innovative behavior via data asset psychological ownership is reinforced when digital leadership is stronger.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Originality<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study broadens the object scope of psychological ownership theory by extending it to data assets, and clarifies the psychological mechanism through which perceived data value shapes employee innovative behavior in digital settings. It also provides new micro-level psychological evidence for digital leadership research. Practically, the findings offer valuable implications for enterprises seeking to unlock employees\u2019 innovative potential amid digital transformation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1922622","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]],"date-time":"2026-08-28T04:33:34Z","timestamp":1787891614000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["From data to innovation: how digital leadership cultivates employees\u2019 data psychological ownership through perceived data value"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Wei","family":"Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Accounting and Finance, Anhui Finance & Trade Vocational College","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuru","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Accounting, Anhui Wenda University of Information Engineering","place":["Hefei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"113","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijpe.2016.08.018","article-title":"How to improve firm performance using big data analytics capability and business strategy alignment?","volume":"182","author":"Akter","year":"2016","journal-title":"Int. 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