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This paper develops the strategic quotient construct and its measure, the Strategic Quotient (SQ), a test to assess actual strategic competencies. While the developmental and refinement work is still in progress, here we document the process of rethinking the foundations of the test and the concepts it is based on, in order to design a novel version of the SQ, the “multiple choice Strategic Quotient” (mcSQ).
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Piazzoli, A., Sgaramella, G., Mattiassi, A. (2024). Toward a Better Measurement of Strategic Skills: The Multiple Choice Strategic Quotient (McSQ). In: Clayton, M., Passacantando, M., Sanguineti, M. (eds) Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. INTETAIN 2023. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 560. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55722-4_1
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