Table 1.

Questionnaire items, factor loadings and reliability estimates of innovative work climate, implicit person theory, learning goal orientation, entrepreneurial work behaviour and learning work behaviour

ConstructItemFactor loadingα
Innovative work climate  0.85
Personal experience 0.980.70
 I have the feeling that I can share new ideas with my colleagues0.80 
 I have room to consider what I want to accomplish in my work0.78 
 I am afraid to be reprimanded when I try new things at work0.41 
Team experience 0.900.72
 People are afraid to speak up in my team0.45 
 We can regularly do silly things in my team0.66 
 In my team, initiatives are taken to encourage new ideas0.90 
Organization experience 0.760.60
 In my organization, new ideas are rather discouraged than encouraged0.65 
 In no circumstance, mistakes are tolerated in my organization0.36 
 There is a system that helps ideas flow throughout my organization0.65 
Implicit person theoryTalent is something people are born with and which has little room for change0.620.63
 Not all people are capable to learn new things0.57 
 People are as they are and there is not much to do to change that0.63 
 If someone has to put in a lot of effort, then this mostly means that he/she does not have the talent it takes0.57 
Learning goal orientationI spend a lot of time and energy keeping up with new developments in my field0.690.87
 I enjoy challenging and difficult tasks that allow me to learn new skills0.81 
 I prefer to be in work situations that require a high level of ability and talent0.67 
 I am willing to practice a challenging task to learn new skills0.83 
 I often look for opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge0.71 
Entrepreneurial work behaviourVoluntary taking on an assignment that isn't part of your job description0.530.84
 Changing and improving a common way of handling things0.73 
 Realizing a nice new idea thanks to your efforts (possibly together with colleagues)0.78 
 Spontaneously making time to help a colleague0.50 
 Making people enthusiastic for a new project0.84 
 Taking a risk with an idea that has a low success rate but that would be positive for the organization0.64 
Learning work behaviourAsking a colleague for feedback0.550.77
 Reading about work-related issues in the media with a lot of interest0.58 
 Actively looking for education opportunities0.71 
 Asking a colleague to teach you something new0.61 

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