Mindset Theory and Impostor Phenomenon: A Typology and Implications for Organizations
基于心态理论和自我差异理论，提出一个类型学来解释个体和组织心态如何相互作用，影响员工产生冒充者现象（即感觉自己像骗子）的体验，为组织管理这一现象提供理论指导。
ABSTRACT Impostor phenomenon (IP) exerts considerable economic and psychological costs on individuals and organizations, justifying the need for a deeper understanding of its antecedents. Extant literature largely overlooks the role of contextual factors in influencing the manifestation and/or intensity of IP. In this paper, we draw upon mindset and self‐discrepancy theories to explain how individual and organizational mindsets interact to affect the individuals' experience of IP. Specifically, we theorize how organizational mindset (OM) interacts with the individual's mindset (IM) to influence their self‐concept and thus to affect their experience of IP. We present these interactions in the form of a typology, the “multilevel mindset–impostor phenomenon typology.” Our paper responds to calls for a comprehensive theoretical understanding of contextual factors and their impact on IP. We also discuss the theoretical implications of this work and offer practical insights for organizations seeking to manage the adverse economic and psychological outcomes associated with IP.