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Meeting, mating, and intermediating: How incubators can overcome weak network problems in entrepreneurial ecosystems

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  1. Ana-Maria Grigore & Irina-Maria Dragan, 2020. "Towards Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in a Transitional Economy: An Analysis of Two Romanian City-Regions through the Lens of Entrepreneurs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-21, July.
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  4. Zahlan, Ahmed, 2025. "Strategic resource mobilization for AI entrepreneurship in healthcare: Qualitative insights from startup founders," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
  5. Ashish Kumar Isher & Veer P. Gangwar, 2025. "Can innovation cultivate growth? A quantitative exploration of agri-tech startups and incubation impact," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 1-21, December.
  6. Rocha, Augusto & Brown, Ross & Mawson, Suzanne, 2021. "Capturing conversations in entrepreneurial ecosystems," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(9).
  7. Wenqing Wu & Hongxin Wang & Yenchun Jim Wu, 2021. "Internal and external networks, and incubatees’ performance in dynamic environments: entrepreneurial learning’s mediating effect," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 46(6), pages 1707-1733, December.
  8. Shirin M. Khokhawala & Radha Iyer, 2024. "A Comprehensive Examination of Entrepreneurial Networking Within the Indian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem," South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, , vol. 13(2), pages 187-208, August.
  9. Disha Gulia & Samit Kumar & Sapna Arora, 2024. "Bibliometric Analysis and Science Mapping of Business Incubators," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(3), pages 13780-13802, September.
  10. Grégory Guéneau & Didier Chabaud & Marie-Christine Chalus Sauvannet, 2022. "Opening entrepreneurial ecosystem’s black box: the power of networks in African low-income countries," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 753-772, June.
  11. Rosado-Cubero, Ana & Hernández, Adolfo & Blanco Jiménez, Francisco José & Freire-Rubio, Teresa, 2023. "Promotion of entrepreneurship through business incubators: Regional analysis in Spain," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
  12. Li Cai & Naiheng Sheng & Garry D. Bruton & Haijing Yu, 2025. "Redefining the entrepreneurial ecosystem in China from a network-based view: A review and proposal for future research," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 64(2), pages 775-803, February.
  13. Eyal Rechter & Gil Avnimelech, 2025. "Intensive personal mentoring: accelerators’ secret sauce," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 64(3), pages 1259-1284, March.
  14. van Rijnsoever, Frank J., 2022. "Intermediaries for the greater good: How entrepreneurial support organizations can embed constrained sustainable development startups in entrepreneurial ecosystems," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(2).
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  16. Jiang Du & Jing Li & Bingqing Liang & Zhenjun Yan, 2025. "Optimizing Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Role of Government-Certified Incubators in Early-Stage Financing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-22, April.
  17. Andreas Kuebart & Erica Santini & Valentina Forrer, 2025. "No islands of entrepreneurship—mapping the trans-local dimension of entrepreneurial ecosystems through networks of accelerator participation," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 65(3), pages 1427-1442, October.
  18. Wenjian Li & Yang Zhang & Yuanyuan Wu & Xue Han & Benhai Guo & Gang Xie, 2021. "Enterprise Reciprocity and Risk Preferences and the Sustainable Cooperation of Innovation Activities in Industrial Parks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-22, August.
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  20. van Dijk, Jasper & Leendertse, Jip & Stam, Erik & van Rijnsoever, Frank, 2025. "The entrepreneurial ecosystem clock keeps on ticking – A replication and extension of Coad and Srhoj (2023)," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 54(2).
  21. Angelo Cavallo & Alessandra Colombelli & Elettra D’Amico & Emilio Paolucci, 2023. "“Balanced” or “polarized” entrepreneurial ecosystem types? Evidence from Italy," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 48(5), pages 1860-1889, October.
  22. Giovanni Negri & Giacomo Ciambotti & Christina Theodoraki & David Littlewood, 2025. "Stagnating or flourishing? How entrepreneurial support organizations navigate constraints in nascent ecosystems," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 65(3), pages 1651-1679, October.
  23. Daniel Prokop & Piers Thompson, 2023. "Defining networks in entrepreneurial ecosystems: the openness of ecosystems," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 61(2), pages 517-538, August.
  24. Syed Tariq Anwar, 2025. "Entrepreneurial ecosystems, evolutionary growth and global expansion," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 528-558, June.
  25. Leendertse, Jip & van Rijnsoever, Frank & Oostveen, Brendan, 2025. "Ecosystems cast a shadow: How high-quality entrepreneurial ecosystems hamper productive entrepreneurship in neighboring regions," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 23(C).
  26. van Rijnsoever, Frank J. & Eveleens, Chris P., 2021. "Money Don't matter? How incubation experience affects start-up entrepreneurs' resource valuation," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
  27. Guéneau, Grégory & Chabaud, Didier & Sauvannet, Marie-Christine Chalus, 2023. "Sticky ties: Quest for structural inter-organizational configurations in entrepreneurial ecosystems," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
  28. Concy Liberata Noronha & Subhash Kizhakan Veatil Bhaskaran Pillai, 2025. "Fostering startups through the vehicle of entrepreneurial support organisations like technology business incubators (TBIs): a systematic literature review," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 15(1), pages 1-39, December.
  29. Howells, Jeremy, 2024. "Innovation intermediaries in a digital paradigm: A theoretical perspective," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
  30. Furkan A. Gur & Blake D. Mathias, 2021. "Finding Self Among Others: Navigating the Tensions Between Personal and Social Identity," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 45(6), pages 1463-1495, November.
  31. Marc Cowling & Ross Brown & Neil Lee, 2021. "The geography of business angel investments in the UK: Does local bias (still) matter?," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 53(5), pages 1180-1200, August.
  32. Ranjani Kumari & Jyoti Verma & Rajeev Verma & Vikas Arya & Armando Papa, 2025. "Flying High With Entrepreneurial Ecosystems—A Systematic Literature Review to Determine the Factors of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(8), pages 10551-10589, December.
  33. Jennifer L. Woolley & Nydia MacGregor, 2022. "The Influence of Incubator and Accelerator Participation on Nanotechnology Venture Success," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 46(6), pages 1717-1755, November.
  34. Jip Leendertse & Frank Rijnsoever, 2025. "Greening pastures: Ecosystems for sustainable entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 65(3), pages 1595-1616, October.
  35. Clayton, Paige, 2024. "Mentored without incubation: Start-up survival, funding, and the role of entrepreneurial support organization services," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 53(4).
  36. Godinho Filho, Moacir & de Oliveira Mota, Renata & Ribeiro S. Frungilo, Cauê & Miller Devós Ganga, Gilberto & Silva, Jonhatan Magno & Strazzullo, Serena & Cammarano, Antonello, 2026. "Adapting to technological change: How innovation ecosystems shape startup inter-organizational integration decisions," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
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  39. Marquardt, Leon & Harima, Aki, 2024. "Digital boundary spanning in the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems: A dynamic capabilities perspective," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).
  40. Amba Maria Erkelens & Neil Aaron Thompson & Dominic Chalmers, 2024. "The dynamic construction of an incubation context: a practice theory perspective," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 62(2), pages 583-605, February.
  41. Bernhard Fabian Bichler & Andreas Kallmuenzer & Mike Peters & Tanja Petry & Thomas Clauss, 2022. "Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: how family firm embeddedness triggers ecosystem development," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 15-44, January.
  42. Neda Alizadeh & Alireza Nikouei & Maryam Mahmoodi, 2024. "Factors affecting formation of agricultural entrepreneurship ecosystem: an evidence from Iran," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 14(1), pages 1-17, December.
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  45. Kuebart, Andreas, 2022. "Open creative labs as functional infrastructure for entrepreneurial ecosystems: Using sequence analysis to explore tempo-spatial trajectories of startups in Berlin," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(9).
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