ADHD-Related Neurodiversity and the Entrepreneurial Mindset. (January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moore, Curt B.; McIntyre, Nancy H.; Lanivich, Stephen E.
• Other Names: Nicolaou Nicos guest-editor.; Phan Phillip H. guest-editor.; Stephan Ute guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Entrepreneurship theory and practice. Volume 45:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 64
• Page End: 91
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Subjects: ADHD -- entrepreneurial cognition -- entrepreneurial mindset -- entrepreneurial alertness -- entrepreneurial metacognition; Small business -- Periodicals; New business enterprises -- Periodicals; Entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; 658.421
• DOI: 10.1177/1042258719890986
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1042-2587

Abstract

To better understand how neurodiversity (i.e., neurobiological/brain-related differences) is related to entrepreneurial cognition, this study draws on prior research from entrepreneurship and neuroscience to empirically examine the relationship between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the entrepreneurial mindset. We examine differences between entrepreneurs with and without ADHD in cognitive style, entrepreneurial alertness, metacognition, and resource-induced coping heuristic (RICH). Our results suggest neurodiversity from ADHD is meaningfully related to aspects of an entrepreneurial mindset. Our results suggest entrepreneurs with ADHD employ a more intuitive cognitive style and demonstrate higher levels of entrepreneurial alertness and RICH, while no significant differences in metacognition were found.