What signals matter for social startups? It depends: The influence of gender role congruity on social impact accelerator selection decisions

Yang, Shu; Kher, Romi; Newbert, Scott L.

doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2019.03.001

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“…In recent years, a new accelerator form for supporting start-ups has emerged: the social impact accelerator (SIA) [10]. SIAs can help start-ups to overcome their perceived resource constraints and needs (e.g., physical, financial, and social capital, knowledge, and legitimacy) [14], while creating a social and environmental impact in addition to financial returns [10]. SIAs help start-ups to overcome legitimacy needs by being affiliated with an accelerator and building a brand to raise necessary money [10].…”

Section: Social Impact Acceleratorsmentioning

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“…Currently, little is known about how ecosystem stakeholders such as accelerators can specifically promote and contribute to sustainable entrepreneurship [8]. In this context, social impact accelerators (SIAs) are a relatively new phenomenon, since research has instead focused on traditional accelerators that are for-profit and target high-growth startups in technology sectors [10]. Therefore, research on SIAs is still young [10], and little is known on their intermediary role and how they support start-ups in developing a SBM.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this context, social impact accelerators (SIAs) are a relatively new phenomenon, since research has instead focused on traditional accelerators that are for-profit and target high-growth startups in technology sectors [10]. Therefore, research on SIAs is still young [10], and little is known on their intermediary role and how they support start-ups in developing a SBM. Hallen et al state that research is still missing on the efficacy of accelerators, although they have become prominent stakeholders in entrepreneurial ecosystems [11].…”

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How to Support Start-Ups in Developing a Sustainable Business Model: The Case of an European Social Impact Accelerator

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2021

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Sustainability-oriented start-ups are fundamental to developing solutions for, and to fostering, a societal transition towards a low carbon society. In this context, social impact accelerators (SIAs) are organizations specializing in accelerating the progress of sustainability-oriented start-ups. In order to design their accelerator elements (e.g., training, coaching, and funding) effectively, SIAs must be aware of the knowledge needs of start-ups to support them in developing a sustainable business model (SBM). Using a case study approach, we present one of the largest cleantech accelerator programs in Europe, the EIT Climate-KIC RIS Accelerator. Based on the program’s curriculum and manual in 2019, we analyze from the perspective of the program how cleantech start-ups could be supported in the development of their SBMs by presenting accelerator elements that are intended to support start-ups in reducing their knowledge needs by (1) providing new knowledge to start-ups (e.g., trainings, workshops, and e-learning), (2) supporting start-ups’ assimilation of new knowledge (e.g., coaching), and (3) supporting start-ups’ application of new knowledge (e.g., documentation of planning and reporting as part of the program’s contract design). Further, we discuss the knowledge needs of 63 European start-ups before and their progress as a result of accelerator participation in developing a SBM based on qualitative and quantitative data. All 63 start-ups participated in the same batch of the accelerator in 2019. Regarding the development of a SBM, knowledge needs are described considering the triple bottom line including the economic, ecological, and social layer of a business model. Based on the start-ups’ evaluation, we reflect—with a focus on the environmental layer—about the most promising content and support elements of our SIA case to address the different layers, discuss their combination, and present improvement potentials to reduce start-ups’ knowledge needs. With our findings, we claim to contribute to theory development in the emerging literature on SIAs and give practitioners working with sustainability-oriented start-ups insights into the usefulness of start-up support programs and different accelerator elements for developing a SBM.

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How to Support Start-Ups in Developing a Sustainable Business Model: The Case of an European Social Impact Accelerator

Bergmann

Utikal

2021

Sustainability

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“…De acordo com Yang et al (2019), também existem as aceleradoras de startups sociais, como a Echoing Green e a Start-up Chile, que têm o objetivo de estimular a mudança social em todo o mundo e ajudam a desenvolver modelos de negócios sustentáveis que podem gerar retornos para sociedade, ambientais e financeiros em seus primeiros anos.…”

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Brazillab: Um Programa De Aceleração De Start-Ups Para as Govtechs Brasileiras

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2019

10th International Symposium on Technological Innovation

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Resumo-As GovTechs utilizam ferramentas digitais na geração de soluções tecnológicas para o setor governamental. O objetivo geral do estudo é descrever o Programa de Aceleração BrazilLAB. Os principais resultados obtidos foram: as informações sobre o BrazilLab, tais como, critérios técnicos, histórico e perfil dos empreendedores participantes, benefícios como mentorias, tempo de aceleração, investimentos entre R$50.000,00 a R$200.00,00, 55 startups participantes, 27 prefeituras parceiras, 60 mentores e 4.200 empreendedores impactados; a quantidade de GovTechs por área (agricultura urbana, comunicação, educação, educação empreendedora, equilíbrio fiscal, gestão de pessoas, inclusão social, meio ambiente, saúde, segurança pública e cybersecurity e sustentabilidade); as informações sobre o selo GovTech da BrazilLAB que certifica start-ups que possuem soluções para o setor público; as tecnologias utilizadas pelas GovTech são aplicativos, armazenamento na nuvem, big data, e-health, e-gov, inteligência artificial, Internet of Things-IoT, telemedicina, entre outras; e, os impactos das GovTechs para o gestor público e a sociedade: garantia de mais alunos na escola; proteção do meio ambiente, melhoria da gestão de informações sobre atendimento e acompanhamento de famílias em situação de vulnerabilidade, economia da iluminação pública, redução da dívida do município e estado, desenvolvimento de habilidades socioemocionais através do ensino de tecnologia e inovação e melhoria das estratégias de implementação de coleta de lixo comum e seletiva. Palavras-chaves-Governo Digital, GovTechs, Programa de Aceleração de Startups, Tecnologias.

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“…Second, numerous branches of social science, such as economics (Baumol 1990;Greif 2001), sociology, (Aldrich 2009), and international business (Autio et al 2013;Stephan and Uhlaner 2010), have noted that countries differ in their levels of start-up activity, and that some of these differences may be explained in part by country-level culture. Third, much of the recent literature on women's entrepreneurship focuses broadly on the impact of social forces (Hechavarria et al 2017;Shahriar 2018), team diversity (Dai et al 2019), and stereotypes (Alsos and Ljunggren 2017;Balachandra et al 2019;Hmieleski and Sheppard 2019;Malmström et al 2017;Strohmeyer et al 2017;Yang et al 2019), finding gendered differences across a broad spectrum of contexts (García and Welter 2013). Taken together, these observations suggest that countrylevel culture may differentially influence the relationship between risk aversion and progress in the venturing process and that these differences may have a gendered dimension.…”

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Women entrepreneurs’ progress in the venturing process: the impact of risk aversion and culture

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We explore the gendered impact of risk aversion and country-level culture on nascent student entrepreneurs’ progress in the venturing process. Combining country-level cultural normative variables from the 2004 Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) survey with data from the 2013/2014 Global University Entrepreneurial Student Spirit Study (GUESSS), our sample consists of 1552 nascent student entrepreneurs from 11 countries. We start with the assumption that perceptions of risk-taking behaviors are not gendered. We then split our sample, finding that, for women, perceptions of risk-taking behaviors are associated with less progress in the venturing process; however, starting a new venture in a socially supportive culture moderates that relationship. For men, neither risk-taking behavior nor country cultural variables are related to their progress in the venturing process. Our study highlights both the importance of country-level contextual variables in entrepreneurship and the need to employ a gendered perspective when studying nascent entrepreneurship.

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What signals matter for social startups? It depends: The influence of gender role congruity on social impact accelerator selection decisions

Cited by 84 publications

References 110 publications

How to Support Start-Ups in Developing a Sustainable Business Model: The Case of an European Social Impact Accelerator

How to Support Start-Ups in Developing a Sustainable Business Model: The Case of an European Social Impact Accelerator

Brazillab: Um Programa De Aceleração De Start-Ups Para as Govtechs Brasileiras

Women entrepreneurs’ progress in the venturing process: the impact of risk aversion and culture

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