Abstract
While the technology aspects of university incubators in university science parks(USPs) receive considerable attention and development, as the primary force in the creation of incubator businesses, the business and social inputs (entrepreneurial networks) are less well defined. Anchoring to the resource-based view of the firm (RBV), it is argued that a business process perspective is useful to conceptualize the deployment of key resources in USPs—namely business support and social support (entrepreneurial networks). This paper reviews existing literature in relation to university incubator business processes and networks. In particular, the paper seeks to link the process and network concepts to define research agendas.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 451-472 |
| Journal | Technology Analysis and Strategic Management |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Dec 2006 |
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