Edem Maxwell Azila-Gbettor, Stanley Nelvis Glate and Ben Q. Honyenuga
The study investigates the two-way serial mediation of academic self-efficacy and growth mindset in the nexus between team learning and perceived academic performance among…
Abstract
Purpose
The study investigates the two-way serial mediation of academic self-efficacy and growth mindset in the nexus between team learning and perceived academic performance among university students in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
About 835 samples were selected using stratified sampling techniques from three technical universities that participated in the study. The data gathered using a self-reported questionnaire was analysed using SEM-PLS.
Findings
The findings reveal that team learning directly improves students’ academic self-efficacy, perceived academic performance and growth mindset. Academic self-efficacy and growth mindset separately, serially and bidirectionally mediate the relationship between team learning and perceived academic performance.
Practical implications
The results emphasize the need to foster a growth mindset among students. Additionally, educational policymakers should consider incorporating academic self-efficacy and growth mindset in students’ team learning processes to promote effective learning outcomes.
Originality/value
One of the first studies to have examined academic self-efficacy and growth mindset as a two-way serial mediation between team learning and perceived academic performance among university students.
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Edem M. Azila-Gbettor, Francis Fonyee Nutsugah, Jewel Dela Novixoxo, Stanley Nelvis Glate and Ben Q. Honyenuga
This study aims to investigate the mediating roles of servant leadership and employee vitality in the relationship between psychological ownership and employee creativity among…
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the mediating roles of servant leadership and employee vitality in the relationship between psychological ownership and employee creativity among healthcare workers in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
A sample of 736 public and private healthcare respondents was selected using a convenience sampling technique. Data collected using a self-reported questionnaire was analyzed via partial least square structural equation modeling.
Findings
The findings reveal that psychological ownership directly improves employee creativity, while servant leadership and employee vitality mediate the relationship between psychological ownership and employee creativity separately and complementarily.
Research limitations/implications
The research used self-reported data, increasing the potential for common method variance. However, sufficient care was taken to minimize these limitations.
Practical implications
This research makes valuable contributions to the field of healthcare practice literature. The findings suggest that management of health care entities should focus on creating a workplace culture that cultivates psychological ownership among employees and policies that enhance employee vitality and promote servant behavior to foster employee creativity.
Originality/value
This study represents one of the earliest attempts to examine a theoretical framework that connects servant leadership, employee vitality, employee creativity and psychological ownership within the context of the health service industry.