A person’s peculiarities of style of thinking in innovative process

Abstract

The results of theoretical problems of perception and innovative technologies introduction are presented. The results of empirical research of personal qualities and psychological readiness of people included in innovative processes are described. The presence of the expressed distinctions in development of inclination to risk and a rigidity level of people having a high level of psychological readiness for perception of innovations is shown.
The data of empirical researches of managers and employees of the building organizations with different attitude to innovative introductions are given. The special attention is paid to the research of these employees’ style of thinking peculiarities. It is established that people, accepting innovations, have a high level of inclination to risk and a lower level of rigidity unlike people disposed to treat to innovative introductions skeptically or negatively. It is shown that successful managers, easily perceiving and introducing innovative technologies, are characterized by prevalence of initiative and practical style of thinking. In motivational sphere of these people the orientation on a problem, connected with the presence of aspiration in achievement of success, dominates. The authority motive, the need for achievements and the orientation on itself prevail among the managers with administrative style of thinking.