Critical role and screening practices of European business incubators. [PDF]
Business incubators guide starting enterprises through their growth process and as such constitute a strong instrument to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. In this article we sketch the European business incubator landscape.
Aerts, Kris +2 more
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Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through business incubators in the Arab world [PDF]
, 2014 The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contribution to innovation and economic growth is part of the economic system, and in the light of this, SMEs policies are reviewed by countries throughout the world.
Elmansori, E
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Innovative Minds, Sharing Hesitations: Open Innovation Meets Green Entrepreneurship
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationships between innovative thinking tendency, knowledge hiding behavior within organizations, open innovation, and green entrepreneurship among employees in technology firms. Data collected from 386 participants were analyzed using cluster analysis and structural equation modeling.
Ebru Polat
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Business incubators in cee countries – new coordinates for development [PDF]
Business incubators are institutions that support the entrepreneurial process, helping to increase survival rates for innovative startup companies and for small companies. Entrepreneurs with feasible projects are selected and admitted into the incubators,
Laura GIURCA VASILESCU
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Beyond Closed Loops: Advancing Climate Change Mitigation by Collaborative Open Approaches
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Even as world leaders emphasize the urgency of limiting global warming, a slow transition to a circular economy persists. While climate mitigation efforts focus on renewable energy and efficiency measures, addressing the 45% of emissions from product manufacturing remains critical.
Anna‐Kristin Behnert +2 more
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Role and relevance of Business Incubators in ICT led global educational system: case for Eco-Enterprise Village [PDF]
Following paper presents the case of Business Incubators (BIs) as future educational and learning centres. It explores the question of how feasible and relevant is this concept andt how they can be designed to deliver educational & training programmes ...
Koshy, Perumal
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Principles and Best Practices in Successful Tourism Business Incubators
Amfiteatru Economic, 2015 The business incubators are entities that provide support to start-up companies, managing the obstacles faced by entrepreneurs and facilitating the hazardous process of business creation. This article aims to identify the existing views on best practices
Andreea F. Şchiopu +2 more
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International Journal of Innovation, 2018 Technology business incubators (TBI) are considered an alternative for promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, employment and income generation, the maintenance of companies and consequently, local and regional development.
Adriana Queiroz Silva +1 more
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li +3 more
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EVALUATION WITHOUT BIAS: A METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR BUSINESS INCUBATORS [PDF]
Business growth and formation are fundamental drivers of job crea-tion and economic growth. Business incubators provide a nurturing environment, through an array of business support resources and services, where entrepre-neurs, start-ups, and small ...
Peter V. SCHAEFFER, Shaoming CHENG
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