Idea Sharing in Organizations: Creative self-efficacy and the moderating effect of a growth or fixed mindset

Alexander, Ria (2022) Idea Sharing in Organizations: Creative self-efficacy and the moderating effect of a growth or fixed mindset. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

This study investigates the facilitators and inhibitors of idea sharing within organizations. For innovation to occur, creative ideas must be shared with coworkers so they can be further refined and molded with feedback and collaboration. A brilliant idea is of little benefit to innovation when it is not being shared with others, however what prevents some coworkers from sharing and others not? In past research, creative self-efficacy (CSE) has been shown to increase creative behaviour as well as knowledge-sharing in the workplace. The Growth Mindset theory enables us to better understand how people with a fixed or growth mindset may respond to failed attempts or negative feedback and how and if they proceed with a task in the future. It was hypothesized that creative self-efficacy would positively predict creative idea-sharing in the workplace, especially if employees held a growth mindset; the relationship was expected be weaker or absent with a fixed mindset. An online cross-sectional survey (n = 267) was conducted to investigate these predictions. Regression analysis was used to test for moderation effects. Results showed that CSE positively predicted idea sharing. Unexpectedly, CSE positively predicted idea-sharing when a fixed mindset was present. I conclude that CSE increases the likelihood of idea-sharing in the workplace with a fixed mindset; a growth mindset may not benefit from CSE as it may sustain task-engagement by its own merit. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed. Keywords: Creative idea-sharing, creative self-efficacy, growth mindset, fixed mindset

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Supervisor name:	Rietzschel, E.F.
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	None [Bachelor Psychology]
Date Deposited:	14 Jul 2022 07:19
Last Modified:	14 Jul 2022 07:19
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/930

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