... its symptoms or solving it by diagnosing and altering underlying causes. Adopting a cognitive perspective of the dual-processing theory, this study labels these two approaches intuitive problem-solving and systematic problem-solving (SPS). While the superior effectiveness of SPS in fostering...

...Yang Xu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the entrepreneur’s social capital and cognitive orientation in new venture innovation. Design/methodology/approach The specific research questions are what impact the entrepreneur’s social capital has on his or her cognitive...

... respondents. Findings – The results showed the highest score of the female respondents on the achievement motivation as compared to other three personality descriptors and lowest but positive score on the self-esteem dimension. Among attitude components, the cognition had emerged as highest. MBAs showed...

... changes that contravene conventional wisdom have already happened, whether they are relevant and meaningful and what opportunities they present. Findings The paper suggest that the concepts of ecological rationality and embodied cognition form the basis for a new framework to challenge the hegemony...

... – to explain differences in innovations across organizations. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model of innovation in organizations uses the cognitive attitudes of managers in an organization as the underlying explanation for the micro‐processes that result in innovation. Findings The study...

... ; Nadkarni and Barr, 2008). Given that the allocation of attention is a central argument of firm behavior (Ocasio, 1997) and it is potentially subject to similar inertial forces as resource allocation is. This missing shift of attention is frequently referred to as cognitive inertia or strategic inertia...

... A cognitive model of personality and negotiation is constructed by integrating cognitive and social factors into the exploration of negotiation processes. The mediating roles of negotiator cognitions are discussed within this framework and relationships between personality and three negotiator cognitions: win...