The incubation process for the creation of viable firms: the case of ARCA Consortium. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dominici, Gandolfo; Levanti, Gabriella
• Is Part Of: International journal of markets and business systems. Volume 1:Number 1(2015)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 27
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: academic incubators -- university spin-offs -- viable systems approach -- VSA -- ARCA Consortium -- innovative start-ups -- entrepreneurship -- business incubators -- firm viability -- case study -- embedded design; Business -- Periodicals; Markets -- Periodicals; System theory -- Periodicals; Organizational behavior -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Periodicals; 658.4032
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-4112

Abstract

The aim of this study is to demonstrate that academic incubators play a key role in firm viability. This study develops a new analytic systemic framework that reveals the processes and factors that determine the effectiveness of the incubation process supported by university incubators. We analyse the effectiveness of the incubation process in the incubator of the ARCA Consortium by means of a single case study with an embedded design. In this study, adopting a systemic perspective, we shift the focus from the firm to the context, shedding light on the systemic actions that create the prerequisite conditions for the achievement of the firms' viability.