When incubators evolve: new models to assist innovative entrepreneurs

Shepard, Jeffrey M.

doi:10.1504/ijeim.2017.081471

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“…They were selected as these infrastructures support new venture creation and start-up companies (van Weele et al , 2017). They further constitute adequate locus to compare businesses and ventures characterised by a given common profile (Shepard, 2017).…”

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Rural entrepreneurship: the tale of a rare event

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Teixeira

2018

JPMD

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine whether new rural ventures represent effective rural entrepreneurship or are just entrepreneurial ventures located in rural settings. Design\methodology\approach Data were collected from a direct questionnaire involving 408 new ventures headquartered in Portuguese business incubators and science parks, of which 142 are located in rural areas. To analyse data, the authors performed a preliminary and exploratory statistical analysis. Findings The authors demonstrate that only a small percentage of ventures operating in rural areas constitute examples of effective “rural entrepreneurship”, with the bulk of them being just enterprises located in rural settings. Rural new ventures tend to be small (in terms of employees and turnover), rely mainly on the internal market and lag behind other new ventures (located in both rural and urban municipalities) in terms of performance. Research limitations/implications The study only includes new knowledge-intensive ventures, that is, those headquartered in business incubators and science parks. Therefore, it cannot be generalised to other new ventures located in rural settings. Originality/value The extant literature on entrepreneurship has neglected the empirical implications of mixing, confounding and/or merging the concepts of “rural entrepreneurship” and “entrepreneurship activities in rural areas”. In this study, the authors discuss and analyse the empirical boundaries of such concepts and uncover the magnitude of pure “rural entrepreneurship”.

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Rural entrepreneurship: the tale of a rare event

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Teixeira

2018

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“…BIs and SPs were selected for this purpose because they provide physical space/facilities and a range of services for new venture creation. Additionally, these infrastructures are generally considered the main sources of regional diversification and sustained growth (Ratinho and Henriques, 2010; Shepard, 2017; van Weele et al , 2017). Considering that the information on these infrastructures was dispersed, this stage started with the work of Ratinho and Henriques (2010) and was complemented with information available on the internet.…”

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Are new rural ventures different from new urban ones? An exploratory analysis of businesses located in Portuguese incubators and science parks

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2019

JEPP

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Purpose Considering the differences between rural and urban spaces, through the theoretical framework developed, the purpose of this paper is to uncover and rationalize the differences between rural and urban new ventures in terms of the environment surrounding the new venture, their general characteristics (e.g. sector, size) and export/economic performance. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework is empirically assessed resorting to exploratory statistical analysis based on data collected from a questionnaire survey responded by 408 new ventures headquartered in Portuguese business incubators and science parks. The data collected were treated with the Software Package for the Social Sciences. Findings The results evidence that rural and urban new ventures differ in terms of generic characteristics, namely sector, size and collaborators’ human capital. Additionally, they differ concerning export and economic performance as well in relation to the perception of the municipality support. Research limitations/implications Albeit the present study is mainly exploratory, it constitutes a stepping stone for future research into the differences between rural and urban new ventures regarding their export and economic performance determinants. Originality/value The present study innovatively contributes to uncover the role of rural and urban context in entrepreneurship and adds to the scanty empirical literature in the area.

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“…There is evidence of positive ethical deviance from established ethical industry norms, wherein visionary leadership and resulting structures or activities sustain that vision (Hartman et al, 2005). This indicates the steadfast spirit of business incubators (Shepard, 2017) and support for the value proposition on proactive adherence to ethics (Nurhanifa and Efendy, 2017). One strand of literature calls for ascertaining the novelty of the issue to derive business value through entrepreneurial approaches with waste-led steps to cope with waste disposal, prevention of waste generation as possible, use raw materials which not harm the environment after product usage (Entrop and Brouwers, 2010).…”

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Renewable Energy Embedded Sustainable Supply Chains with Methane Harness: The Gateway to ASEAN Strategy Illustration with Mixed Model Analysis

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Mokkhamakkul

2022

IJEEP

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Intent, initiative, immersion, impact manifest through the renewable energy embedded sustainable supply chains. The value-add is more enhanced with COP26 determination to curb methane minimum minus thirty percent. The change obviously embeds benefits, through intent on societal empowerment, initiative on water waste energy rehaul, immersion with gender aligned supply chains. This paper is on the construct of mixed method based qualitative methodology on value-add change that embeds benefits in the renewable energy embedded sustainable supply chains with methane harness. Embedded energy in supply chains can now focus on innovation retaed to methane and not alone carbon dioxide. Developing regions are vibrant with economic activity that proliferate supply chains. They innately depend on water waste energy footprint. There is resonating need for positioning sustainable supply chains with renewable energy that is gender aligned. Methane is a ultra-potent greenhouse gas that has a win win focus on adoption of renewable energy as well as attain sustainability of energy needs of supply chains. Methane traps one hundred times more heat when present in the atmosphere. Focus on methane is potent as it gets removed within a decade, in contrast to carbon dioxide that lingers over centuries. The linkgage options through innovation, intent, impact is a contribution of this paper. Supply chain resource corridors are tenable to potential renewable inclusion. The possibility of varying the impacts of different values of the independent variables, future research can confirm the extent of renewable energy adoption with sustainable supply chain growth. One could also design for variance on the changes of location or habitats, that can define the need of a distributed and differentiated range of combinations. A metric could be designed which is responsive to varying combinations of water quality, waste parsimony and renewable energy minus methane feasibility.

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When incubators evolve: new models to assist innovative entrepreneurs

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Rural entrepreneurship: the tale of a rare event

Rural entrepreneurship: the tale of a rare event

Are new rural ventures different from new urban ones? An exploratory analysis of businesses located in Portuguese incubators and science parks

Renewable Energy Embedded Sustainable Supply Chains with Methane Harness: The Gateway to ASEAN Strategy Illustration with Mixed Model Analysis

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