AN EXAMINATION OF THE NONLINEAR THINKING STYLE PROFILE STEREOTYPE OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS

Kevin S. Groves (), Charles M. Vance (), David Y. Choi () and John L. Mendez ()
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Kevin S. Groves: Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University, 6100 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA
Charles M. Vance: Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, MS 8385, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA
David Y. Choi: Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, MS 8385, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA
John L. Mendez: Arawak Consulting, 9025 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA

Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), 2008, vol. 16, issue 02, 133-159

Abstract: This study begins to empirically examine whether successful entrepreneurs possess a high nonlinear (e.g., creative, intuitive) thinking style, as some researchers and popular stereotypes of entrepreneurs would suggest, or whether they possess a more balanced nonlinear and linear (e.g., rational, logical, analytic) thinking style. As predicted, 48 successful entrepreneurs reflected a much greater level of balance in linear/nonlinear thinking style than their professional actor (n = 33) (predominantly nonlinear) and accountant (n = 31) (predominantly linear) counterparts, as measured by a linear/nonlinear thinking style instrument. Implications are discussed for guiding future cognitive research and theory development in entrepreneurship, as well as providing direction to entrepreneurship education and training.

Date: 2008
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