TY - JOUR
T1 - Jungian archetypes and dreams of social enterprise
AU - Brown, Mary Louise
AU - McDonald, Seonaidh
AU - Smith, Fiona
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider a psychoanalytic explanation for the challenges facing social entrepreneurs in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was used, in an exploratory study involving semi-structured interviews with, and observation of, a purposive sample of social entrepreneurs. Findings: Respondents exhibited a sense of splitting between the archetype of hard driving business leader and that of social reformer. One respondent was able successfully to integrate the two roles through an intuitive understanding of psychodynamic processes. Research limitations/implications: This was an exploratory study with a small sample. Practical implications: In a period of financial challenge for the UK economy, presenting new challenges for social enterprises, the findings add to researchers' understanding of apparently irrational responses to change. Originality/value: There is limited research into the impact of archetypes on business behaviours and the paper aims to extend the literature.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider a psychoanalytic explanation for the challenges facing social entrepreneurs in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was used, in an exploratory study involving semi-structured interviews with, and observation of, a purposive sample of social entrepreneurs. Findings: Respondents exhibited a sense of splitting between the archetype of hard driving business leader and that of social reformer. One respondent was able successfully to integrate the two roles through an intuitive understanding of psychodynamic processes. Research limitations/implications: This was an exploratory study with a small sample. Practical implications: In a period of financial challenge for the UK economy, presenting new challenges for social enterprises, the findings add to researchers' understanding of apparently irrational responses to change. Originality/value: There is limited research into the impact of archetypes on business behaviours and the paper aims to extend the literature.
KW - Change management
KW - Cultural change
KW - Entrepreneurialism
KW - Jungian archetypes
KW - Jungian psychology
KW - Non-profit organizations
KW - Organizational culture
KW - Scotland
KW - Social enterprise
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U2 - 10.1108/JOCM-Sep-2012-0146
DO - 10.1108/JOCM-Sep-2012-0146
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879950465
SN - 0953-4814
VL - 26
SP - 670
EP - 688
JO - Journal of Organizational Change Management
JF - Journal of Organizational Change Management
IS - 4
ER -