Wicked problems, reductive tendency, and the formation of (non-)opportunity beliefs

David Gras, Michael Conger, Anna Jenkins and Michael Gras

Journal of Business Venturing, 2020, vol. 35, issue 3

Abstract: •The nature of wicked problems affects how beliefs about solving them are formed.•Entrepreneurs are prone to oversimplifying the complex nature of wicked problems.•We introduce “problem uncertainty” as a way to understand (non-)opportunity beliefs.•The reductive tendency makes wicked problems seem easier to solve.•The reductive tendency and its consequences are attenuated by knowledge.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2019.105966

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