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Research Based Program AssessmentMeasuring Innovation Self-Efficacy
Liz [email protected]@elizgerberNorthwestern University
Adam Carberry [email protected] State University
Venture Well Washington DC 032015
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What do we call people who innovate?*
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How do we prepare people to be innovators?
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Invest in innovation education6
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Graphic designed by Nick Levesque from the Noun Project
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And yetFew measures are available for evaluating the effectiveness of these interventions
9(Ford, 1996, Shalley & Perry-Smith, 2001, Bandura, 1997)
Innovators
Domain expertise
Skills * analytical* creative* social
Self-Efficacy
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Innovation Self-EfficacyBelief in the ability to accomplish tasks necessary for innovating
(Gerber, 2011, Gerber, Olson, & Komarek, 2012, Gerber et al, 2012)
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Innovation Self-EfficacyBeliefs in ability influence goal setting, effort, persistence, learning and attribution of failure.
(Bandura, 1997, Deci & Ryan, 1985, Schunk, 1984)
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GoalTo develop a measure for Innovation Self-Efficacy
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METHOD
Literature ReviewDesignBusinessPsychologyEngineeringOrg Management
Expert interviews
38 skills & behaviors related to innovation
(Bandura, 2006, Tierney & Farmer, 2002, Carberry et al, 2010)
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Method
Survey (N=22)
Literature Review Expert interviews
38 skills & behaviors related to innovation
25 skills & behaviors related to innovation
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TOTAL : 79 survey items
FOR EACH SKILL & BEHAVIOR3-4 different statements
Imagination
“Come up with a lot of creative ideas.”“Come up with imaginative ideas.”“Do things in an original way.”“Think of many different ideas when considering a problem.”
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Method
Survey (N=22)
Literature Review Expert interviews
38 skills & behaviors related to innovation
25 skills & behaviors related to innovation
Pilot (N=62)
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Method
Survey (N=22)
Literature Review Expert interviews
38 skills & behaviors related to innovation
25 skills & behaviors related to innovation
Pilot (N=62) 13 skills & behaviors related to innovation
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Method
Survey (N=22)
Literature Review Expert interviews
38 skills & behaviors related to innovation
25 skills & behaviors related to innovation
Pilot (N=62) 13 skills & behaviors related to innovation
Survey (N=191) 8 skills & behaviors related to innovation
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8 SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS RELATED TO INNOVATION
CreativityExplorationIterationImplementationCommunicationResourcefulnessSynthesisVision
Cronbach’s alpha: .807-.907
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ContributionMeasure of Innovation Self-Efficacy
Creativity (Tierney & Farmer, 2002)
Engineering design (Carberry et al, 2010)
Modeling (Yildirim et al 2010)
Tinkering (Baker et al 2008)
Entrepreneurship (Chen et al, 1998)
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Analyze 260 additional surveys
Relate measure to innovation outcomes
Ongoing Work
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Experimental Platform (loft.io)
(Easterday, Rees Lewis, & Gerber, 2014, 2015)
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Experimental Platform (loft.io)
(Easterday, Rees Lewis, & Gerber, 2014, 2015)
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Experimental Platform (loft.io)
(Easterday, Rees Lewis, & Gerber, 2014, 2015)
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Innovation EducationDevelop Domain Expertise, Skills, and Beliefs
(Gerber, 2012, 2015)
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Research Based Program AssessmentMeasuring Innovation Self-Efficacy
Liz [email protected]@elizgerberNorthwestern University
Adam Carberry [email protected] State University
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Influential Categories of Innovation Self-Efficacy
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29 items