Influence of Goal Orientation on the Innovative Behavior of Basic Research Project Members

Strengthening basic research development is one of the important strategies for various countries. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to explore the influence path of the innovative behavior of basic research project members. Compared with ordinary innovation, basic innovation has a longer period and stronger uncertainty, so it has some special requirements for the characteristics of members engaged in such projects. Goal orientation is one of the important aspects of individual characteristics. The impact of different goal orientations on the innovation behavior and innovation performance of basic research project members needs to be examined. Based on goal orientation theory, creative self-efficacy theory and individual creative action theory, this paper studies the impact path of three goal orientations on basic research project members' innovative behavior through a questionnaire survey of 225 basic research project members. The results show that the learning goal orientation and prove goal orientation have significant positive impacts on innovation behavior, and creative self-efficacy has mediating effects between the learning/prove goal orientations and innovation behavior.