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Book SynopsisTechnology Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation analyzes business incubators worldwide through a series of empirical and theoretical papers. The authors examine the extent to which business incubators are influential in situations such as nurturing young technology firms, increasing success of new firms, and in developing an ecosystem around these successes. Also examined is the relationship between business incubators and their resource providers, including venture capitalist firms and government agencies.Edited by Phillip Phan (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School), Sarfraz Mian (State University of New York at Oswego), and Wadid Lamine (Toulouse Business School), all leading figures in the field, this book provides both a theoretical framework to conceptualise ideas and a practical guide to influence best practices and innovation in business incubators.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Business Incubation and Incubator Mechanisms; Science Parks and Incubators in North America; A Look Inside Accelerators: Building Businesses in the United Kingdom; Inter-incubator Relationships and New-venture Performance in China's Technology Business Incubators; Science Parks and Incubators in Brazil; Assessing the Value Added of Business Incubators for Innovative SMEs in Russia; Business Incubation Models and New Venture Failure Management Practices: Evidence from Sweden; Technology Business Incubation and the Role of Government: Examples From South East Asia; Business Incubators as a Conducive Environment for the Growth of Young Tunisian Firms?; An Exploratory View on Business Incubation in South Africa with a Focus on the Selection Process; Success Factors of Business Accelerators; Science Parks and Incubators: Observations, Synthesis and Future Research; Conclusion;
