The impact of creative thinking on organizational maturity and the mediating role of experiential learning among knowledge management professionals
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Creative thinking significantly boosts organizational maturity in knowledge-intensive fields, both directly and through experiential learning. Fostering these skills is key for organizational development and innovation.
Area Of Science
- Organizational Behavior
- Knowledge Management
- Psychology
Background
- Organizational performance is increasingly linked to creative thinking and experiential learning.
- The combined impact on organizational maturity, especially in knowledge-intensive environments, requires further investigation.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the direct and indirect effects of creative thinking on organizational maturity.
- To investigate the mediating role of experiential learning in this relationship among knowledge management professionals.
Main Methods
- A descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted with 505 knowledge management professionals.
- Data were collected using validated questionnaires for creative thinking, experiential learning, and organizational maturity.
- Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze direct and mediated relationships.
Main Results
- Creative thinking positively correlated with both experiential learning (r=0.61) and organizational maturity (r=0.51).
- Experiential learning strongly correlated with organizational maturity (r=0.67).
- SEM confirmed a significant direct effect of creative thinking on maturity (β=0.45) and a significant indirect effect via experiential learning (β=0.35), indicating partial mediation.
Conclusions
- Creative thinking is a significant driver of organizational maturity, operating both directly and indirectly through experiential learning.
- Fostering creative capacities and experiential learning environments is crucial for organizational development in knowledge management.
- Organizations should prioritize experiential learning strategies to enhance maturity and innovation.
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