In search for the heffalump: an exploration of the cognitive style profiles among entrepreneurs

Dave Bouckenooghe (dave.bouckenooghe@vlerick.be), Herman van Den Broeck, Eva Cools and Karlien Vanderheyden

Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Working Paper Series from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

Abstract: n this article we reopen the search for those features that distinguish entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs. Because the trait psychology approach failed to fulfill this promise the cognitive psychology approach was adopted. The exploration of cognitive styles among 497 entrepreneurs and 521 non-entrepreneurs in Flanders distinguishes six profiles: omnipotent thinkers, lazy thinkers, pacesetters, experts, inventors, and implementors. A comparison of both groups yields differences in the prevalence of inventors and implementors. We find significantly more inventors in the group of entrepreneurs and significantly more implementors in the group of non-entrepreneurs. Finally, the results of this study also indicate that entrepreneurs may differ in the cognitive style profiles they hold.

Keywords: cognitive styles; entrepreneurs; non-entrepreneurs; cluster analysis Note (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2005-05-09
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