A Measure of Adaptive Cognition for Entrepreneurship Research
基于元认知理论，开发了一个包含36个条目的量表，用于测量个体在动态不确定环境下的认知适应性，即认知的动态性、灵活性和自我调节能力，并通过验证性因子分析确认了五个理论维度，对创业研究具有工具价值。
To sense and adapt to uncertainty may characterize a critical entrepreneurial resource. In this research, we employ a metacognitive lens toward the development of a 36–item inventory designed to assess cognitive adaptability, defined as the ability to be dynamic, flexible, and self–regulating in one's cognitions given dynamic and uncertain task environments. Construction of the inventory, and subsequent factor analysis, is confirmatory in nature based on five theoretically justified dimensions of metacognition. We describe the development of the instrument, discuss its implications for entrepreneurship, and finally offer suggestions for further development and testing.