Innovation Self-efficacy Research Articles

Trends and Developments in Engineering Education: A Bibliometric Analysis of Students' Competencies Research (2015-2024)

In this study, CiteSpace and VOSviewer bibliometrics software were used to analyze 257 papers on the topic of student competencies in engineering education included in the Core Collection of Web of Science databases from 2015 to 2024, revealing the research hotspots and development trends in this field. The study found that innovative research in engineering education mainly focuses on the areas of interdisciplinary integration, technology application and sustainable development, especially the application of project- based learning (PBL), augmented reality (AR) technology, and modeling tools have shown significant results in enhancing students' practical ability and innovative thinking. the extensive application of models such as BIM and LCSD further enhances students' professional skills in system analysis and engineering design. Meanwhile, the innovative curriculum design and the cultivation of innovative self-efficacy played an important role in the development of students' creativity. This study not only summarizes the hotspots of existing research, but also proposes future research directions in technology integration, global competency development and social responsibility education, providing a strong theoretical basis for the future development of engineering education.

The mediating and moderating role of nursing information competence between nurses’ creative self-efficacy and innovation behavior in a specialized oncology hospital

ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the impact of nurses’ nursing information competence on their creative self-efficacy and innovation behavior, and to investigate its role as a mediating factor between these two elements.MethodsA survey was conducted from July to September 2023 involving 1,200 nurses from two tertiary-level oncology specialty hospitals in Beijing, selected through convenience sampling. Instruments used included the Creative Self-Efficacy Scale, Nursing Information Competence Assessment Scale, and Nurses’ Innovative Behavior Scale. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25.0 and R 4.1.2; AMOS26 was used to construct structural equation models and Bootstrap method was used to test the mediating hypotheses.ResultsOut of the distributed questionnaires, 1,166 were valid, yielding an effective response rate of 97.16%. Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant correlations between innovation self-efficacy, nursing information competence, and nurses’ innovative behaviors (P < 0.001). The Bootstrap method indicated that nursing information competence serves as a mediating factor in the relationship between creative self-efficacy and innovative behaviors, contributing to 24.5% of the observed effect. Additionally, regression analysis suggested that nursing information competence moderates the relationship between creative self-efficacy and innovation behavior.ConclusionThe findings suggest that nursing information competence not only mediates but also moderates the relationship between creative self-efficacy and innovative behavior. Enhancing nurses’ information competence could therefore foster creative self-efficacy, leading to an increase in innovative behavior and, subsequently, improvements in the quality of oncology nursing care.

Design thinking mindset: a user-centred approach toward innovation in the Welsh creative industries

ABSTRACT The Design Thinking (DT) mindset, a fundamental aspect of User-Centred Design (UCD), is often presented as a powerful and accessible trigger for innovation. There is much discussion in the extant literature on the communication of the DT concept to non-design practitioners to encourage broader use of design-led innovation. The present study expands this discussion by exploring which DT mindset attributes are considered meaningful for non-design professionals in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It presents a UCD intervention that embeds the DT mindset attributes to introduce design-led innovation to SMEs of the Welsh creative industries. Semi-structured interviews, non-participatory observation, and reflective open-ended questioning are utilised to analyse the impact of the intervention in supporting creative industry practitioners’ understanding of the DT mindset and design-led innovation approaches. Our findings demonstrate that the intervention has prompted participants to (i) challenge the idea of ‘ideas,’ (ii) frame failure as an option, (iii) learn to trust the process, (iv) acquire innovation self-efficacy, (v) view collaboration = learning, and (vi) change their perception of innovation. We discuss how these identified ‘mindset shifts’ are valuable toward building individual innovation capacities in non-design industries.

Digital leadership and deviant innovation: the roles of innovation self-efficacy and employee ambitions

Digital leadership and deviant innovation: the roles of innovation self-efficacy and employee ambitions

Harmony at home, everything goes well: the cross-domain influence mechanism of family harmony on employees’ innovative behaviour in China

ABSTRACT As the core of Confucian culture, family culture has been deeply rooted in the transformation and development of Chinese society, and it has profoundly impacted Chinese behaviour. Family harmony is a specific representation of family culture. Drawing on the work-home resource (W-HR) model, this study aims to explore how family harmony affects employees’ innovative behaviour (EIB) by examining the mediating effects of psychological safety and innovation self-efficacy and the moderate role of integration preference. Results based on two-wave lagged data (N = 699) reveal an indirect and positive relationship between family harmony and EIB through psychological safety and innovation self-efficacy, which is most pronounced when integration preference is high. Specifically, family harmony can help employees accumulate personal resources, boosting their psychological safety and innovation self-efficacy and further promoting their engagement in innovative behaviour. Furthermore, individuals with higher integration preference are more likely to derive cognitive resource gains (psychological safety and innovation self-efficacy) and are thus more likely to engage in innovative behaviour. We discuss how these findings contribute to the W-HR literature by showing the potential of family harmony to improve employees’ cognitive resources and functioning at work.

Nursing informatics competency and its associated factors among palliative care nurses: an online survey in mainland China

BackgroundNursing informatics (NI) competency is a required core competency for high-quality care in digitally enabled healthcare environments. Given the increasing reliance on digital health in palliative care settings, it becomes crucial to evaluate the NI competency of nurses to ensure the seamless integration and effective utilization of digital health in their clinical practice. This study aimed to investigate the level of NI competency and explore its associated factors among palliative care nurses in mainland China.MethodsA cross-sectional design was conducted for this study, involving a total of 409 palliative care nurses from 302 hospitals in mainland China. Anonymous data were collected through a self-designed sociodemographic questionnaire, the Nursing Informatics Competency Scale (NICS) and the Innovative Self-Efficacy Scale.ResultsThe total score of the NICS was 129.19 ± 22.02, which indicated that Chinese palliative care nurses had a moderate level of NI competency. There was a positive correlation between innovative self-efficacy and NI competency (r = 0.602, P < 0.01). The hospital level and innovative self-efficacy were identified as statistically significant factors influencing nurses’ NI competency based on multiple linear regression analysis results. These associated factors could explain 35.1% of the difference in NI competency.ConclusionsThis study found that palliative care nurses in mainland China exhibited moderate levels of NI competency and identified the hospital level and innovative self-efficacy as associated factors of nurses’ NI competency. Measures such as developing supported strategies, including targeted NI training programs by nursing education managers of primary-level hospitals and creating a positive culture of innovation by healthcare institutions can be considered to improve the level of NI competency among Chinese palliative care nurses.

The relationship between servant leadership and team innovation performance: Mediating effect of self-efficacy

This study delves into the effects of servant leadership on team innovation performance by examining innovation self-efficacy as a mediating factor and team innovation atmosphere as a moderating factor. Utilizing a questionnaire survey of 311 hotel employees, we employed a structural equation model for rigorous data analysis. Our key findings are summarized as follows: (1) Servant leadership positively influences team innovation performance. Specifically, the dimensions of persuasion and guidance within servant leadership emerge as significant predictors of enhanced team innovation. (2) Servant leadership significantly boosts innovation self-efficacy, highlighting its crucial role in fostering a culture of innovation. (3) Innovation self-efficacy emerges as a pivotal mediator between servant leadership and team innovation performance, underscoring its importance in translating leadership behaviours into tangible innovation outcomes. (4) The team innovation atmosphere positively moderates the relationship between innovation self-efficacy and team innovation performance, indicating that a supportive environment can amplify the impact of individuals’ self-beliefs on collective innovation. This research offers valuable theoretical and practical insights into harnessing the power of servant leadership to enhance innovation self-efficacy and, ultimately, team innovation performance. Our findings contribute to a richer understanding of how these variables interact and can inform the development of more effective leadership strategies in organizations seeking to foster a culture of innovation.

Perceived insider status and innovative behaviour of the new generation of employees: Mediating effect of innovative self-efficacy and moderation of group competitive climate

Based on social identity theory, this study investigated the perceived insider status and innovative behaviour relationships in new generation employees by their innovative self-efficacy and group competitive climate in the work context. New generation employees (n = 338) drawn from 52 teams working in 10 high-tech enterprises in the People’s Republic of China were participants (female = 41.4%; mean age = 31.83 years, SD = 3.80 years). Following multilevel structural equation modelling, results indicated that perceived insider status predicted innovative behaviour. Innovative self-efficacy played a mediating role in the relationship between perceived insider status and innovative behaviour, resulting in higher innovative behaviour. Group competitive climate lowers the relationship between perceived insider status and innovative behaviour, through innovative self-efficacy. This study suggests that innovative behaviour support in new employees (through cultivating their innovative self-efficacy for regulating the group’s competitive climate rationally) may motivate new employees to increase their organisational competitiveness.

Research on the Influence of Undergraduates’ Perceived Servant Leadership in China: The Effect of Innovative Atmosphere and Innovative Self-Efficacy

This study explores the influence mechanism of perceived servant leadership on innovative behavior among college students in Hebei Province, China, and the chain-mediating role of innovative atmosphere and innovative self-efficacy. This study adopts the questionnaire survey method and the convenience sampling method, and 478 college students are collected. The results show that the perception of servant leadership by college students in Hebei Province in China significantly positively affects innovative behavior; The innovative atmosphere and innovative self-efficacy mediate between college students&amp;#39; perceived servant leadership and innovative behavior.

A Study of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Teaching on the Cultivation of Students’ Creative Ability

Abstract This paper first studies the use of artificial intelligence technology in the field of education and explores the realization process of “artificial intelligence + education”. Then, the teaching model of “AI+Education” is constructed from three perspectives: knowledge space, creation space and thinking space. Then, based on the logistic regression method, an analytical model of students’ innovation ability was established, and the parameters of the model were solved according to the data to analyze the causal relationship between the variables. Finally, the regression analysis model was used to analyze the relationship between intelligent assisted teaching and students’ innovative ability, innovative knowledgeability, innovative thinking ability, new learning ability and innovative practice ability. The results show that the correlation coefficients of intelligent-assisted teaching and innovative ability and innovative self-efficacy are 0.703 and 0.639, respectively, and all of them are positively correlated at the level of 10%, which indicates that intelligent-assisted teaching promotes the cultivation of students’ innovative ability.

The impact of inclusive leadership on employees' innovative behavior – an intermediary model with moderation

PurposeThis study aims to explore the influence mechanism of inclusive leadership on employees' innovative behavior, in order to provide useful inspiration for leaders and enterprises to develop.Design/methodology/approachThis study constructs a moderated mediation model based on the valid questionnaire data of 211 employees in service in enterprises and used SPSS23.0 and AMOS24.0 analysis software to analyze the data and test the theoretical hypotheses, and explore the influence mechanism of inclusive leadership on employees' innovative behavior.FindingsThe empirical findings show that inclusive leadership has a significant positive impact on employees' innovative behavior; organizational harmony plays a mediating role in the relationship between inclusive leadership and employees' innovative behavior; and innovation self-efficacy plays a positive moderating role between organizational harmony and employees' innovative behavior. Therefore, inclusive leadership can create a harmonious organizational climate and further improve employees' innovative behavior under the influence of employees' creative self-efficacy, which can promote innovative behavior and sustainable development of enterprises.Originality/valueThe authors put two variables, organizational harmony and employees' innovation self-efficacy, into the same model for correlation tests for the first time, and introduced into the mechanism of inclusive leadership's influence on employees' innovation behavior, which broadened people's understanding of organizational harmony and innovation self-efficacy and broadened the ideas for the subsequent research about the relationship between them.

The Impact of Mentoring Relationships on Innovation Performance of Post-90s Employees: A Dual-Path Model of Cognition and Affect

(1) Background: In recent years, post-90s employees have emerged as the driving force behind enterprise innovation, presenting unique challenges for innovation management. Their distinct characteristics and attitudes towards work require a thoughtful and adaptable approach from businesses to harness their potential effectively; (2) Methods: through empirical analysis of 518 valid samples in the Chinese context, with SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS V4.1 being used for the analysis, and to test the moderated mediation model; (3) Results: a. Mentoring relationships positively predict innovation performance; b. This relationship is mediated by role stress (cognition) and job vigor (affect); c. Innovative self-efficacy negatively moderates the impact of role stress on innovation performance and positively moderates the impact of job vigor on innovation performance; d. Moreover, innovative self-efficacy significantly moderates the mediating effect of role stress and job vigor, and the moderated mediating model is established; (4) Conclusions: Our findings reveal the “black box” of mentoring relationships in the process of influencing the innovation performance of post-90s employees, an area that has received limited research attention. This study further reveals the boundary effect of innovative self-efficacy.

Exploring the telehealth readiness and its related factors among palliative care specialist nurses: a cross-sectional study in China

BackgroundsThe majority of Chinese people who are nearing the end of their lives prefer to receive home-based palliative care. Telehealth, as a new service model, has the potential to meet the increasing demand for this service, especially in remote areas with limited resources. However, nurse-led telehealth-based palliative care services are still in the pilot implementation phase. Assessing the telehealth readiness among palliative care specialist nurses and identifying associated factors is crucial to facilitate the successful implementation of telehealth services. Therefore, this study aimed to examine TH readiness and its related factors among Chinese palliative care specialist nurses.MethodsFour hundred nine Chinese palliative care specialist nurses from 28 provinces or municipalities participated in this study between July and August 2022. The Chinese version of Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tools (TRAT-C), and Innovative Self-Efficacy Scale (ISES-C) were used to assess the degree of TH readiness and the levels of innovative self-efficacy.ResultsThe total score of the TRAT-C was 65.31 ± 9.09, and the total score of ISES was 29.27 ± 5.78. The statistically significant factors that influenced telehealth readiness were the experience of using telehealth platforms or services, the willingness to provide telehealth to patients, and the level of nurses’ innovative self-efficacy. The innovative self-efficacy is positively correlated to telehealth readiness (r = 0.482, P < 0.01). These related factors could explain 27.3% of the difference in telehealth readiness.ConclusionThe telehealth readiness of Chinese palliative care specialist nurses are at a moderate level. Measures such as providing incentives to promote nurses’ innovation self-efficacy by nurse managers, and establishing a comprehensive telehealth training system for palliative care specialist nurses should be taken to facilitate the implementation of telehealth services in the field of palliative care.

How do teachers innovate? Role of efficacy for innovation and school climate perception

AbstractStudies on teachers' innovative work behavior (IWB) have identified the importance of self‐efficacy beliefs and school climate. However, there is a lack of understanding of innovation‐specific self‐efficacy beliefs in earlier research. Further, the relative importance of these variables for teachers' IWB is yet to be examined. Objectives of the present study were to (i) conceptualize and develop an instrument to assess innovative self‐efficacy (ISE) of school teachers, and (ii) examine the dynamics of relationships among ISE, perceived school climate, and IWB of teachers. The research was classified into two studies. In both studies, data were collected randomly from secondary and higher secondary teachers of private, government, and government‐aided schools in Kolkata (INDIA) and adjoining areas. Study 1 dealt with the first objective, that is, the construction of the ISE scale. Factor structure and psychometric properties of the scale were tested on 300 teachers. Exploratory factor analysis revealed two dimensions: teaching reflection and teaching design implementation. In Study 2, ISE scale, IWB Scale, and Revised School Level Environment Questionnaire were administered to 400 teachers. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and goodness of fit estimates was calculated for the ISE scale, indicating an acceptable fit. Further, hierarchical regression analyses noted that school climate factors (collaboration, school resources, decision‐making, and instructional innovation) moderated the relationship between teaching reflection efficacy and IWB. In the current backdrop of different educational reforms, IWB is a thrust that needs to be promoted among school teachers. The present study implies that school administration can encourage teachers' innovativeness by increasing opportunities for innovation in school. Training and intervention programs aimed at enhancing teachers' ISE levels will also increase IWB in them.

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The cultivation of innovative ability is an important part of China&#39;s current long-term education planning and innovative development-driven strategy, as well as an important issue of university teaching reform. The cultivation of innovative ability of dance professionals in colleges and universities is a problem of great concern for dance majors in terms of innovative teaching and new curriculum reform. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between innovative self-efficacy and innovative ability of dance majors, as well as the gender differences between the two. Through a questionnaire survey of dance majors in 6 universities in central China, 565 valid questionnaires were collected, and the relationship between variables was tested by difference analysis and Structural Equation Model model. The research results show that there are significant differences between genders in terms of innovative self-efficacy and innovative ability of dance majors; the innovative self-efficacy of dance majors has a positive impact on their innovative ability. &nbsp; Key words: Dance majors&rsquo; students, innovative self-efficacy, and innovative ability.

Relationship between Middle School Students’ Innovative Thinking Tendencies and Entrepreneurial Skills

This study aims to determine the relationship between middle school students’ innovative thinking tendencies and entrepreneurial skills and to identify the variables that predict entrepreneurial skill. To this end, the study used the correlational survey method. The study group consists of 274 5th-, 6th-, and 7th-graders studying in 3 middle schools in the central district of Trabzon Province, Turkey, in the 2021-2022 academic year. The study data were collected using the “Innovative Thinking Tendency Scale for Middle School Students” (ITTSMSS) and the “Entrepreneurship Scale for Secondary School Students” (ESSSS). They were subjected to correlation and regression analyses via SPSS 22 statistical analysis program. Through the analysis, the study found a high relationship between middle school students’ innovative self-efficacy and self-awareness. It was also determined that innovative self-efficacy, openness to innovation, innovative problem solving, innovative perseverance, and innovative group leadership predicted the middle school students’ entrepreneurial skill levels at significant, positive, and moderate levels. Based on the results, it is recommended to create teaching content and organize teaching activities in which entrepreneurial skill and innovative thinking skill are covered together and aimed to be developed.

The Influence of Platform Leadership on Innovation Performance of Knowledge Workers: From the Perspective of Organizational Resilience and Innovation Self-Efficacy

Knowledge employees&amp;#39; innovation performance, as an important factor in maintaining a firm&amp;#39;s competitive advantage, assumes a critical role in firm development, and existing research has confirmed that managerial leadership style has a significant impact on it. Based on social exchange theory and social cognitive theory, a mediated effect model of being moderated is constructed. Using 552 knowledge employees as research subjects, empirical analysis was conducted using hierarchical regression and process test, and the findings revealed that: platform leadership has a significant positive predictive effect on innovation performance of knowledge employees; organizational resilience is an important process mechanism between platform leadership and innovation performance of knowledge employees; the direct contribution of platform leadership to innovation performance of knowledge employees and organizational resilience in The mediating role between the two is moderated by innovation self-efficacy. The results of the study provide useful implications for how firms can leverage leadership effectiveness to cope with crises and enhance the innovation performance of knowledge employees.

Study on the relationship between innovation self-efficacy and innovation behavior

In order to investigate the relationship between innovation self-efficacy and innovation behavior, a questionnaire survey was conducted on employees in 19 provinces in China, including Sichuan and Chongqing, and descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, validity analysis, analysis of variance, correlation analysis and regression analysis were conducted using SPSS software. and draw the conclusion: 1.The innovation behavior and innovation self-efficacy, and work involvement of the surveyed enterprise employees were in an above moderate.2.There are differences between gender and innovation self-efficacy, between company establishment and company nature and between innovation self-efficacy and innovation behavior, and between company tenure and innovation self-efficacy, job involvement and innovation behavior.3.There are significant positive correlations between innovation self-efficacy and job involvement, between innovation self-efficacy and innovation behavior and between job involvement and innovation behavior. Work involvement partially mediates the relationship between innovative self-efficacy and innovative behavior, work involvement partially mediates the relationship between innovative self-efficacy and innovative idea generation, work involvement partially mediates the relationship between innovative self-efficacy and innovative idea promotion, and work involvement partially mediates the relationship between innovative self-efficacy and innovative idea practice. In response to the findings of the study, it is suggested that enterprises can encourage employees more and provide them with a platform to showcase their work, and they can also provide more benefits to increase the degree of work involvement of employees, and they can also establish a sharing culture to encourage employees to learn and share with each other to enhance their internal power of innovation.

The Impact of Innovation Self-Efficacy on Innovation Behavior: The Mediating Role of Work Involvement

The Impact of Innovation Self-Efficacy on Innovation Behavior: The Mediating Role of Work Involvement

Measuring and Validating Innovation Self-Efficacy: The Case of Business Management Students

Measuring and Validating Innovation Self-Efficacy: The Case of Business Management Students