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

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  • Bouckenooghe, Dave
  • Van den Broeck, Herman
  • Cools,Eva
  • Vanderheyden, Karlien

    (Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School)

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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.

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  • Bouckenooghe, Dave & Van den Broeck, Herman & Cools,Eva & Vanderheyden, Karlien, 2005. "In search for the heffalump: an exploration of the cognitive style profiles among entrepreneurs," Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Working Paper Series 2005-4, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.
    • Handle: RePEc:vlg:vlgwps:2005-4
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    1. Tongxin Yu & Nadeem Khalid & Umair Ahmed, 2021. "Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Intention among Foreigners in Kazakhstan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-33, June.

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