Transforming Corporate University Learning Culture Through Cognitive Growth Mindset
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https://doi.org/10.21512/bbr.v17i3.16074Keywords:
readiness for change, growth mindset, digital literacy, organizational learning culture, Corporate University (CorpU)Abstract
The research investigates the direct and indirect impacts of Organizational Learning Culture (OLC) and Digital Literacy (DL) on employees’ Readiness for Change (RFC) via a Growth Mindset (GM) during a Corporate University (CorpU) governance transformation. Utilizing an explanatory quantitative case study design, data from 357 lecturers and administrative staff at a State Islamic University are analyzed through Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA). The structural results reveal that OLC, DL, and GM significantly and directly enhance RFC, with GM operating as a complementary partial mediator. The core originality of this research lies in validating an asymmetric cognitive path, showing that an individual’s localized technical capacity (DL) is a substantially stronger psychological activator of GM than macro-environmental learning cultures. However, the IPMA highlights that the behavioral dimensions of OLC severely underperform despite registering high institutional importance. Methodologically, the research acknowledges generalizability boundaries due to its single-locus, cross-sectional design. Practically, these findings imply that systemic digital overhauls within highly autonomous academic ecosystems cannot be forced via abstract cultural campaigns. Institutional leaders should formalize cross-faculty communities of practice and launch experimental artificial intelligence pedagogy incentive schemes to cultivate a tangible climate of digital psychological safety.
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