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Research methodology in the congnitive style field: a review study in the area of business and management, 1988-2007
Cools, E.; Armstrong, S. J.; Sadler-Smith, E. - Vlerick Business School - 2010
This study provides insights into the methodological practices of the field of cognitive styles research over the past two decades and aims to shed light on possible gaps and avenues for future research. Based on a carefully designed selection process, 102 style-related articles within the field...
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Cognitive styles and teamwork: examining the impact of team composition on team processes and outcomes
Vanderheyden, K.; Lommelen, B.; Cools, E. - Vlerick Business School - 2010
The question whether diversity is advantageous or disadvantageous for teams has yet to be resolved. The present research investigates the effect of cognitive diversity on team processes and outcomes through two successive studies with experimental team tasks involving 57 teams of management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008500504
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The search for person-career fit: do cognitive styles matter?
Cools, E.; Vanderheyden, K. - Vlerick Business School - 2009
Given the lack of unequivocal findings on person-career fit, this investigation aims to gain insight into the role of cognitive styles in understanding students’ career preferences by two complementary studies. In study 1, we examined whether students (n = 84) with different cognitive styles...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004985512
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Linking cognitive styles and values
Broeck, Herman Van den; Vanderheyden, Karlien; Cools, Eva - Vlerick Business School - 2003
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cognitive styles and values. Cognitive styles and values are both frequently studied domains, but the relationship between these concepts has been investigated rarely. Individuals increasingly become points of reference in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005464820
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Managing with style: a qualitative study on how cognitive styles influence managerial behaviour
Cools, E.; Van den Broeck, H. - Vlerick Business School - 2006
Our study aims to contribute to an enhanced understanding of how cognitive styles, being individual preferences for perceiving and processing information, influence managerial behaviour using a qualitative approach. Based on content analysis of written testimonies of 100 managers, we found...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005464826
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A comparison of healthcare managers and entrepreneurs: investigating the change profile of two different sectors
Cools, E.; Van den Broeck, H.; Sioncke, G. - Vlerick Business School - 2007
experiencing the change. We compared Flemish entrepreneurs and healthcare managers on four traits (locus of control, self … processing information). Entrepreneurs (n = 177) scored significantly higher on all traits than healthcare managers (n = 60 …). Healthcare managers scored significantly higher on the knowing and planning style than entrepreneurs, but no significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005464834
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Searching the heffalump: using traits and cognitive styles to predict entrepreneurial orientation
Cools, E.; Van den Broeck, H. - Vlerick Business School - 2006
The aim of this study was to get more insight into what typifies Flemish entrepreneurs. We compared entrepreneurs with … non-entrepreneurs for five traits (tolerance for ambiguity, self-efficacy, proactive personality, locus of control, need … intensively, the examination of possible antecedents of EO remains a white space. We found that entrepreneurs (N = 177) score …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405364
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What's in a name? An inquiry on the cognitive and entrepreneurial profile of the social entrepreneur
Cools, E.; Vermeulen, S. - Vlerick Business School - 2008
entrepreneurs. Although entrepreneurship research has a long tradition in the study of the individual entrepreneur, there are not … entrepreneur is by comparing the cognitive and entrepreneurial profile of different types of entrepreneurs. Our inquiry addresses … two main questions: (1) Does the cognitive style of social entrepreneurs differ significantly from the profile of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005607051
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Cognitive styles in business and management: a review of development over the past two decades
Armstrong, S.; Cools, E. - Vlerick Business School - 2009
This paper considers the theory, measurement, and practical relevance of cognitive style for both management practice and organisational behaviour. We simplify matters by confining our discussions to cognitive style per se, deliberately excluding the construct of learning styles. We also confine...
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Website Morphing
Hauser, John R.; Urban, Glen L.; Liberali, Guilherme; … - In: Marketing Science 28 (2009) 2, pp. 202-223
Virtual advisors often increase sales for those customers who find such online advice to be convenient and helpful. However, other customers take a more active role in their purchase decisions and prefer more detailed data. In general, we expect that websites are more preferred and increase...
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