Dark sides, downsides, and destructive sides of entrepreneurship and innovation: A conceptual typology and research agenda

Keim, Jan (17 June 2022). Dark sides, downsides, and destructive sides of entrepreneurship and innovation: A conceptual typology and research agenda In: EURAM 2022: Leading Digital Transformation (pp. 1-38). zhaw, School of Management and Law

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Previous research on entrepreneurship and innovation has mainly focused on the positive aspects and neglected the negative ones. Moreover, the research that addresses the negative aspects of entrepreneurship and innovation is spread across different research streams, so the research findings are fragmented, and we do not have a clear idea of what we already know and what we do not know about the dark sides, downsides, and destructive sides of entrepreneurship and innovation (i.e., the Triple Ds). However, without a comprehensive understanding of the Triple Ds, entrepreneurs, businesses, and society are unprepared and without strategies to deal with the predicaments they will face during and after business creation and/or product/service innovation. Based on the literature we identified through extensive backward and forward snowballing, we develop a conceptual 3x3 typology of the Triple Ds of entrepreneurship and innovation. We find that the Triple Ds can be grouped by impact level, i.e., the individual, the firm, and society, and by impact type, i.e., psychological resources, assets, and relational resources. The typology further illustrates the lack of knowledge about the antecedents, manifestations, consequences, possible interrelationships, and co-occurrence of the Triple Ds. Based on the typology, entrepreneurship and innovation researchers are provided with seven avenues for future research and recommendations on methodological approaches that will help generate valuable knowledge to advance the emerging research field. At the micro-level, scholars are encouraged to explore the underlying mechanisms of the dark sides and downsides of entrepreneurship and innovation by conducting process research combined with a comparative case study approach to arrive at a process-oriented view of the phenomena. At the meso-level, historical and conceptual research on unintended adverse consequences of innovation and experimental research on cognitive biases in decision making in innovation projects are identified as promising avenues for future research. At the macro-level, comparative regional policy research is proposed that focuses on policies to prevent or mitigate the destructive sides of entrepreneurship and innovation, and strategies to manage their consequences. The proposed conceptual typology of the Triple Ds of entrepreneurship and innovation builds on the excellent work of Shepherd (2019) and supports the development of an independent line of research that addresses the negative sides of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship Business School > Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship > Strategic Entrepreneurship Business School
Name:	Keim, Jan
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
ISSN:	2466-7498
ISBN:	978-2-9602195-4-8
Publisher:	zhaw, School of Management and Law
Language:	English
Submitter:	Jan Keim
Date Deposited:	20 Jul 2022 11:13
Last Modified:	20 Jul 2022 11:13
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Additional Information:	Access to this paper is restricted to registered delegates of the EURAM 2022 (European Academy of Management) Conference.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Typology; Destructive entrepreneurship; Destructive innovation; Dark side; Downside
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.17206
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/17206