Abstract: Background: The dwindling performance of banks in Lagos State, Nigeria have been a major concern to stake holders and efforts are being made to halt the deterioration. Executive mindset has been identified as part of strategies to change the fortunes of these banks for better. The changing dynamics of the environment has thrown many challenges at the deposit money banks including declining profitability which has curtailed their capacity to grow and meet intended targets. The study investigated the relationship between executive mindset and organisational profitability. Methods: The study adopted cross sectional survey research design. The study population comprised 429 senior and executive staff of the selected banks in Lagos State. A purposive sampling technique was used to obtain required information from respondents.......
KEYWORDS: Deposit money banks, Executive mindset, Fixation mindset, Growth mindset, Organisational profitability.
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