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Learning orientation of employees: Moving toward organization‐based assessment
Author(s) -
Porter Gayle,
Tansky Judith W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920070207
Subject(s) - malleability , psychology , construct (python library) , task (project management) , context (archaeology) , social psychology , orientation (vector space) , goal orientation , work (physics) , applied psychology , cognitive psychology , knowledge management , computer science , management , encryption , paleontology , geometry , mathematics , mechanical engineering , engineering , ciphertext , economics , biology , programming language , operating system
Employees who are oriented toward learning will more readily adapt when a task is not completed successfully, while employees concerned with others' judgment of their performance will withdraw from the task. Prior work in psychology has established the existence of these contrasting tendencies and the individuals' corresponding beliefs about the malleability of personal traits. This study extends this work by bringing it into an organizational context. Subjects' beliefs were measured with surveys and compared to their derisions during an experiment conducted at a different time. The results indicated that the “learning orientation” construct may be a useful tool for organizations. Implications are discussed in terms of identifying and developing employees' learning orientations.