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Title: Growth Mindset Interventions and Employee Innovation: A Meta--Analysis and Field Experiment
Publication Date: July 06, 2026
Magazine: Journal of Applied Psychology (ResearchGate)
Main Conclusions:
- Meta--Analytic Evidence: A meta--analysis of 48 independent studies confirms that a growth mindset is a significant predictor of innovative work behavior (r = 0.39), primarily by increasing resilience and the tendency to view failures as "learning opportunities."
- Experimental Results: A field experiment involving a 4--week growth mindset training intervention resulted in a 22% increase in the quantity and quality of innovative suggestions submitted to organizational suggestion boxes compared to a control group.