High-Order Cognitive Abilities and Thinking Skills for Creative Performances in Organizations

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K12838
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Kimura Yuto 新潟大学, 教育・学生支援機構, 准教授 (10809883)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 創造的パフォーマンス / チーム学習行動 / 批判的思考態度 / 拡散・収束思考 / 高次認知能力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we focused on higher cognitive abilities such as logical and critical thinking, and examined the mechanisms by which these abilities are related to the execution of creative performance in the workplace. The most important result was the clarification of changes in creative thinking attitudes by examining the interaction between individual characteristics such as personality and thinking attitudes, and communication within the group. Specifically, the following interesting relationships were revealed: (1) among critical thinking attitudes, inquiry-mind promotes active divergence tendency, while evidence-based judgment increases premature convergence. (2) Those with low conscientiousness have a high active divergence tendency, but when team learning is active, the premature convergence tendency is increased.

Free Research Field

経営学（組織行動）

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は，職場の創造的なパフォーマンスの要因として，高次認知能力に着目した点である。職場の学習研究では，その促進要因として集団の風土や個人の経験に着目することが多かったが，本研究で取り上げた思考力や認知能力は，組織内の学習において本質的に重要な要因となりうるだろう。
本研究の社会的意義は，経営組織における学習と高等教育における人材育成像のギャップを埋め，新たな視点を提供できた点である。とりわけ職場で創造的なパフォーマンスを導出するためには，安易にグループ・レベルの活動を取り入れるのではなく，個人の性格・思考態度に注意を払いながら，適切な学習行動を促進する必要があるだろう。