Santoddi, Sofia Teresa (2026) Innovation, Safety, and Creativity: Exploring the Interaction Between Change-Oriented Attitudes and Psychological Safety in Predicting Idea Sharing in Organizations. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Innovation in organizations depends not only on the generation of creative ideas but, most importantly, also on employees’ willingness to share and champion those ideas. However, the question remains: which factors encourage employees to share their ideas at work? This study examined how employees’ change oriented attitudes and perceived psychological safety relate to intentions to share their creative ideas, specifically in the form of idea championing. Two hypotheses were tested: first that change-oriented attitudes would positively predict idea championing intentions, second that psychological safety would moderate this relationship by strengthening the effect of change orientation. Using an online survey, (N = 175) participants completed measures of change orientation and were then assigned to either high or low safety experimental vignette scenarios, all before reporting their idea championing intentions. Although the initial regression analysis showed no support for these predictors influencing idea championing specifically, a post hoc exploratory regression analyses showed that change oriented attitudes significantly predicted greater intentions in idea sharing, instead of pure championing. Psychological safety also had a significantly positive effect on idea sharing. The hypothesized interaction effect was not supported. These exploratory findings suggest that employees’ attitudes toward change and their perceived psychological safety at work each independently encourage idea sharing, rather than idea championing; with psychological safety functioning as a significant determinant of idea sharing rather than a clear amplifier of change orientation. The study highlights the importance of fostering both positive attitudes toward change and psychologically safe environments to support idea sharing, functional to organizational creativity and innovation. Keywords: Change-Oriented attitudes, Psychological Safety, Idea Championing, Idea Sharing, Innovation, Creativity
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Rietzschel, E.F. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2026 10:39 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2026 10:39 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6057 |
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