Organizational Mindset Shift and Innovativeness of Oil and Gas Firms in South-South, Nigeria

Odinde Paschal Chidike

Abstract


This study examined the nexus between the change in the organisational mindset and the innovativeness in oil and gas and companies located in Rivers State, Nigeria. The problem that led to the study was most organisations find it hard to generate process innovation despite adopting the modernization and restructuring programmes, attributed mainly to, inflexible mindsets and lack of leadership reinforcement. The main objective was to explore the relationship between level of organisational changes in the mind set and the innovations potential and the role of leadership reinforcement to support this relationship. The study was supported in the theory of Dynamic Capability and Transformational Leadership which explains the effect of the cognitive adaptation in innovation. Positivist research philosophy was modified and research design was cross-sectional survey. Using the stratified sampling technique, the study made used of 351 respondents as the sample size which was determined using Yemane's formula. The structured questionnaire were used to collect data and the descriptive statistics and Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient were used to analyse the data with level of significance of 0.05. The results showed that there is a positive and significant association between the dimensions of organisational mind set changes (growth mind set, adaptive learning, openness to change, and collaborative orientation) and process innovation capability. Theoretically, the study added value to the literature as it incorporated leadership support to the dynamic capability framework, whereas, managerially, the focus is on developing adaptive mindsets by supporting them through supportive leadership practises. The study suggests regular mindset renewal programmes that are led unceasingly in order to maintain innovation.


Keywords


Mindset shift, Innovation, Capabilities, Energy Firms

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v55.1.7770

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