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Effects of goal orientation and unlearning on individual exploration activities

Effects of goal orientation and unlearning on individual exploration activities Although individual exploration activities have been shown to promote organizational change and innovation, few studies have clarified the factors that quantitatively promote such aspects. This study aims to examine how individual exploration activities are facilitated by goal orientation and individual unlearning.Design/methodology/approachThe data are analyzed from 1,474 employees in various jobs in a variety of organizations in Japan. This study uses structural equation modeling to test the research model.FindingsThe results of this study indicate three findings. First, unlearning is effective in promoting individual exploration activities. Second, goal orientation has not only a direct effect on individual exploration activities but also a significant indirect effect on such activities through unlearning. Third, performance goal orientation has an inhibitory effect on individual exploration activities.Practical implicationsManagers should encourage team members’ exploration activities by setting learning goals for members and providing opportunities for members to unlearn the outdated knowledge or skills they are familiar with and learn new ones.Originality/valueThese findings contribute to the existing literature by demonstrating that learning goal orientation and unlearning play important roles in promoting individual exploration activities. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Workplace Learning Emerald Publishing

Effects of goal orientation and unlearning on individual exploration activities

Tanaka, Satoshi
Journal of Workplace Learning , Volume 35 (1): 18 – Feb 1, 2023
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Emerald Publishing
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1366-5626
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1366-5626
DOI
10.1108/jwl-02-2022-0022
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Abstract

Although individual exploration activities have been shown to promote organizational change and innovation, few studies have clarified the factors that quantitatively promote such aspects. This study aims to examine how individual exploration activities are facilitated by goal orientation and individual unlearning.Design/methodology/approachThe data are analyzed from 1,474 employees in various jobs in a variety of organizations in Japan. This study uses structural equation modeling to test the research model.FindingsThe results of this study indicate three findings. First, unlearning is effective in promoting individual exploration activities. Second, goal orientation has not only a direct effect on individual exploration activities but also a significant indirect effect on such activities through unlearning. Third, performance goal orientation has an inhibitory effect on individual exploration activities.Practical implicationsManagers should encourage team members’ exploration activities by setting learning goals for members and providing opportunities for members to unlearn the outdated knowledge or skills they are familiar with and learn new ones.Originality/valueThese findings contribute to the existing literature by demonstrating that learning goal orientation and unlearning play important roles in promoting individual exploration activities.

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Journal of Workplace Learning – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 2023

Keywords: Individual exploration activities; Individual unlearning; Learning goal orientation; Performance goal orientation; Structural equation modeling

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