Addressing major social and environmental issues, such as climate change, inequality, and public health crises, requires collaboration across governments, civil society, and business. This special issue examines how responsible innovation can help meet these grand societal challenges. The articles explore how organizations design innovations that are ethically acceptable, sustainable, and socially beneficial, highlighting businesses’ role as key agents of change. By analysing innovation across multiple levels (from individuals and teams to organizational practices and global governance) the issue provides a broad understanding of how responsible innovation can contribute to societal solutions.
The research also tackles practical and theoretical challenges, including measuring impact, aligning incentives, and fostering stakeholder collaboration. Studies examine how organizations innovate responsibly through intrapreneurship, governance, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement. Offering both conceptual frameworks and empirical insights, this special issue guides managers, policymakers, and scholars in leveraging innovation for societal good while navigating ethical, social, and organizational complexities.
Read the full issue here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14676486/2022/59/1 or browse the individual articles below.
Grand Societal Challenges and Responsible Innovation by Christian Voegtlin, Andreas Georg Scherer, Günter K. Stahl and Olga Hawn
Stakeholder Governance for Responsible Innovation: A Theory of Value Creation, Appropriation, and Distribution by Sophie Bacq and Ruth V. Aguilera
From ‘Publish or Perish’ to Societal Impact: Organizational Repurposing Towards Responsible Innovation through Creating a Medical Platform by Madeleine Rauch and Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari
Building Responsible Innovation in International Organizations through Intrapreneurship by Tina C. Ambos and Katherine Tatarinov
Negative Spillovers Across Partnerships for Responsible Innovation: Evidence from the 2014 Ebola Outbreak by Birgul Arslan and Murat Tarakci
Toward a Theory of Activist-Driven Responsible Innovation: How Activists Pressure Firms to Adopt More Responsible Practices by Theodore L. Waldron, Chad Navis, Elizabeth P. Karam and Gideon D. Markman
List of Reviewers for this Special Issue
