The Influence of Entrepreneurial Motivation on the Valuation of Socioeconomic Benefits of Business Incubator Functions

This paper aims to evaluate whether the reasons an entrepreneur starts a business influence their assessment of the contribution of business incubators to society. The influence of business incubator functions was found to be positively valued by entrepreneurs in the socioeconomic ecosystem, accordi...

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Main Authors: Cristina Lin-Lian, Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero, José Luis Montes-Botella, Susana Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Economies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/10/11/281
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Summary:This paper aims to evaluate whether the reasons an entrepreneur starts a business influence their assessment of the contribution of business incubators to society. The influence of business incubator functions was found to be positively valued by entrepreneurs in the socioeconomic ecosystem, according to the results of our empirical SEM study. This study contributes in helping to understand the opinions that entrepreneurs have as protagonists in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, according to their reasons to start a business, on the functionality of incubators, and the sustainable contribution of such entities to socioeconomic benefits in society.
ISSN:2227-7099