Metacognição, perfil empreendedor e percepção de sucesso

Abstract

This thesis argues that there is a significant positive relationship between metacognition and perception of success and that the entrepreneurial profile mediates this relationship. The main objective of this study was to identify to what extent the metacognition has an effect on perception of success, mediated by the entrepreneurial profile. A survey was used with 194 respondents composed of professionals in the fields of Administration, Accounting and Economics from public and private colleges/universities of the state of Sergipe. The questionnaire was composed of questions from the three constructs of this thesis: metacognition, entrepreneurial profile and perception of success. For the data analysis we used the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. This study identified the learning and improving characteristics such as opportunity detection, control, persistence, creativity, planning ability, leadership, respect, relationship, using previous strategies, obtaining prior knowledge of a task and selecting the best options helps to improve the perception of success. The results indicated that the goal orientation has a significant direct and indirect relationship with perception of success. Therefore, working on characteristics and skills on how to set goals and evaluate the progress of a task increases the perception of success. The results have also demonstrated that metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive experience has a significant relationship with perception of success, but only when the variable mediator is entered. The results have also indicated that the dimensions metacognitive choice and monitoring have no significant direct or indirect relationship with perception of success. These results contribute to the field of management as they bring to the debate the metacognition, entrepreneurial profile and perception of success, besides offering space to various research possibilities involving the themes. Also, the results offer empirical conclusions that can help administrators, accountants, economists and universities to better understand the metacognitive aspects that influence the perception of success.