Mindset theory suggests that a deliberative mindset entails openness to information in one's environment, whereas an implemental mindset entails filtering of information. We hypothesized that this open- versus closed-mindedness influences individuals' breadth of visual attention. In Studies 1 and 2, we induced an implemental or deliberative mindset, and measured breadth of attention using parti...

Despite a plethora of empirical evidence on the potential role of senior management in the success of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Western-dominated organizational contexts, little attempt has been made to document the various managerial mindsets towards CSR in organizations in Muslim-dominated countries in the Middle East region. To address this existing lacuna of theoretical and e...

To investigate how people anticipate and attempt to shape others’ self-regulatory efforts, this work examined the impact of abstract and concrete mindsets on attention to goal-relevant aspects of others’ situations. An abstract (relative to a concrete) mindset, by making accessible the cognitive operation of considering activities’ purpose (versus process) was predicted to focus attention on ho...

We propose that internationalization mindsets – the configuration of ability and willingness to internationalize entrepreneurs in pre-start-up phase predict later behavior. Moreover, we suggest may exist before a company is established different configurations lead behaviors. Using multiple correspondence analysis with data from 213 early stage entrepreneurs, this study extends our understandin...

Our planet is currently facing an unprecedented state of emergency concerning environmental depletion that has brought forth consequences such as biodiversity loss, climate change, and the rise sea levels. These urgent, global challenges require new paradigms being, relating to each other, doing operate from a foundational level (mental models), through relational (social connections, interdisc...

Lack of usability specialists, high resource requirements and developer mindsets are three considerable barriers for introducing usability engineering into software companies. This Ph.D. project explores the effect of letting software developers and end users apply usability engineering methods instead of a specialist, a solution which may reduce the barriers.

Our research reports on an ongoing study of the impact of entrepreneurial interventions within first-year engineering courses on changes in the mindsets of engineering students. Entrepreneurial mindset in our study is operationally defined as a more growth oriented mindset versus a fixed oriented mindset. This operational definition and an accompanying mindset measurement instrument was develop...

• Those who view intelligence as fixed account for most of the “overconfidence effect.” • Overconfidence is preserved, in part, by attending to easy more than difficult tasks. • Growth mindsets lead to openness to difficulty and, in turn, greater self-insight. • Teaching a growth mindset makes students open to difficulty and less overconfident. • Overconfidence is maintained through preferentia...