ADHD-Related Neurodiversity and the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Curt B. Moore, Nancy H. McIntyre, Stephen E. Lanivich
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · 2021 · Volume 45 · Issue 1
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.
Keywords
ADHD, entrepreneurial cognition, entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurial alertness, entrepreneurial metacognition
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