Science parks and business incubators in Belgium, Brazil and Italy: strategic choices, Institutional context and performande indicators
Committee
Prof. Paul Matthyssens (promotor)
Johanna Vanderstraeten (copromotor)
Abstract
This research project aims to develop an integrative model to examine the relationship between an incubator's/science park's strategic choices (e.g., service focus, service customization, technology and knowledge transfer) and its performance (e.g., start-up growth and survival, innovation). Moreover, the influence of institutional contexts in developed versus emerging/transition countries is taken into account by looking at two settings: developed (that is, Belgium and Italy) versus emerging/transition (that is, Brazil) countries. With this project's funding, we aim to develop a primary database which can be used to examine these relationships further.