Cognitive Adapability

COGNITIVE ADAPTABILITY: THE ROLE OF METACOGNITION AND FEEDBACK IN ENTREPRENEURIAL DECISION POLICIES by JAMES M. HAYNIE B.A.A.S., University of Delaware, 1992 M.B.A., University of Oregon, 2000

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Management 2005

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This thesis entitled: Cognitive Adaptability: The Role of Metacognition and Feedback in Entrepreneurial Decision Policies written by James M. Haynie has been approved for the Department of Management

Committee: Dean A. Shepherd, Chair University of Coloradoat Boulder Elaine Mosakowski University of Colorado at Boulder Sharon Matusik University of Colorado at Boulder P. Christopher Earley London Business School Jeffery McMullen Baylor University

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