On Addressing Societal Challenges: The Influence of Archetypal Biases on Scaling Social Innovation

The purpose of this article is to encourage greater reflexivity among social innovation practitioners and researchers about the influence of unconscious biases and assumptions on addressing societal challenges. Drawing on previous research and insights gained from our 30 + years' experience in...

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Authors: Healy, John (Author) ; Hughes, Jeffrey (Author) ; Donnelly-Cox, Gemma (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2025, Volume: 202, Issue: 3, Pages: 473-486
Further subjects:B Biases
B Societal challenges
B Scaling
B Archetypes
B Social innovation
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