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What factors influence the decision of entrepreneurs in choosing a business incubator?

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  • Luísa Carvalho
  • Adriana Backx Noronha Viana
  • Marcio Mine

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Often, start-ups reveal problems with asymmetric information that could be mitigated by a business incubator (BI). BIs can support new businesses, from creation through development and growth. This research aims to answer the follow research question: how is the decision-making of the incumbent firms influenced by the services and facilities offered by each BI? To achieve the objective of the research we used a sample of 39 start-ups incubated in Brazil and Portugal collected in Portugal (Lisbon) and Brazil (São Paulo). This study employs a survey to investigate how the decision of incubated start-ups for a BI were influenced by services and facilities available there. Descriptive statistics and correlation tests between the phases of the incubation process were applied. The results suggest the existence of a coherent relation between the incumbents' decisions on a BI and the services offered.

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  • Luísa Carvalho & Adriana Backx Noronha Viana & Marcio Mine, 2020. "What factors influence the decision of entrepreneurs in choosing a business incubator?," International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(2), pages 137-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijirde:v:9:y:2020:i:2:p:137-157
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