Search results for "Academic Incubator"
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Nurturing Entrepreneurial Culture and Attitudes in Universities: Experiences at the University of Palermo
2016
The aim of this paper is to contribute in the debate about academic entrepreneurship and the role of universities focusing on the analysis of the long term process of establishing and running an university incubator, and on the relationship between perseverance and results in promoting the exploitation of academic research and contributing to cultural change in an area where entrepreneurial spirit is not part of tradition. The paper focuses on analysing the experience gained at the University of Palermo in promoting and supporting, for the last ten years, the creation of innovative business initiatives and academic start-ups through the incubator run by the Consorzio ARCA. The paper present…
The incubation process for the creation of viable firms: the case of ARCA Consortium
2015
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.
La performance delle imprese incubate nel Consorzio ARCA nel periodo 2003 – 2011: talune valutazioni sull’efficacia degli incubatori di imprese
2014
The Paper presents an analysis of the performance of the startups promoted by business incubator at the University of Palermo, providing a contribution to the debate on the "third mission" of the university and the creation of favorable conditions for its implementation. Il Paper presenta un'analisi delle performance delle imprese promosse dall'incubatore di imprese dell'Università di Palermo, fornendo un contributo al dibattito sulla "terza missione" dell'università e sulla creazione di condizioni favorevoli alla sua realizzazione.