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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"adaption-innovation"”.
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Examining Relationships Between Problem-Solving Style and the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Leveraging Adaption-Innovation Theory to Support Autistic Adults in the Workplace
… problem-solving style, as measured by Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation (KAI) Theory, and autistic traits, as measured by the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ). KAI aims to improve collaboration and reduce cognitive conflict in work and team settings. The study involved 80 participants (N = 80), …
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Leader Effectiveness among Patterns of Personality Types and Creativity Styles
… and personality preferences. Type Theory and Adaption-Innovation Theory precepts were examined in tandem using cluster analytic techniques in order to discover whether past variable-centered findings relating these two theories would generalize to a person-centered examination. Eight patterns …
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The Effects of Leader–member Exchange and Cognitive Style on Student Achievement: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Teacher–student Dyads
… Leader-member Exchange (LMX) theory and Adaption-innovation theory guided the research. In the quantitative strand, the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory was used to measure the cognitive style of teachers and students, a researcher developed survey was used to measure dyadic …
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An analysis of the relationship between analyst-user cognitive style differences and user resistance to information systems
… Cognitive style was measured using the Kirton Adaption-innovation Inventory (KAI). All other parameters were measured as responses to suitably phrased questions, quantified using seven-point scales. A significant positive association between user resistance and analyst-user cognitive style …
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Applying a Cognitive Lens to the Exploration of Social Mobility for African American Men: A Phenomenological Study
… race, and resilience by way of Kirton's Adaption-Innovation Theory, Critical Race Theory, and Resilience Theory, respectively. The study findings offer counter-narratives to rebuff dominant ideology about Black men in society, facilitate an understanding of values and motivators, …
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The Rebel Leader: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Analysis of Rebel Superintendents in Suburban Public Schools
… selection was conducted using the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) as a quantitative participant selection tool. Nine superintendents were identified using the KAI and interviewed. Three superintendents were identified as high innovators; three were identified as mild to moderate …
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Use of Teams to Accomplish Radical Organization Change: Examining the Influence of Team Cognitive Style and Leader Emotional Intelligence
… a merger as a radical change strategy. Based on adaption-innovation theory (Kirton, 1976) and the ability-based theory of emotional intelligence (Mayer, Salovey & Caruso, 1991), this study proposed that teams that are heterogeneous and innovative with respect to cognitive style will be most …
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An Exploration of the Relationship between International Students and Their Advisors in U.S. Higher Education Institution
… All the participants completed the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) as a measure of problem-solving style. Of the 20 that completed the inventory, 14 participants from 10 different countries agreed to participate in a semi-structure interview. Additionally, five faculty advisors …
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Relationship between dissimilar cognitive styles, use of coping behavior and use of learning strategies
Research on teacher learning styles and teaching styles have explained that teachers inadvertently mirror their own styles as they teach (Sternberg, 1994; Zhang, 2002) and as such apply teaching strategies that fit personal preference. With this one-style-fits-all approach, students’ individual …