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University-Industry Linkage Through Business Incubation: A Case Study of the IPN Incubator in Portugal

University-Industry Linkage Through Business Incubation: A Case Study of the IPN Incubator in Portugal

Dinis Caetano, Miguel T. Preto, Miguel Amaral
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522558491|ISBN10: 1522558497|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522587750|EISBN13: 9781522558507
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5849-1.ch011
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Caetano, Dinis, et al. "University-Industry Linkage Through Business Incubation: A Case Study of the IPN Incubator in Portugal." The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation, edited by Helena Almeida and Bernardete Sequeira, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 223-244. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5849-1.ch011

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Caetano, D., Preto, M. T., & Amaral, M. (2019). University-Industry Linkage Through Business Incubation: A Case Study of the IPN Incubator in Portugal. In H. Almeida & B. Sequeira (Eds.), The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation (pp. 223-244). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5849-1.ch011

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Caetano, Dinis, Miguel T. Preto, and Miguel Amaral. "University-Industry Linkage Through Business Incubation: A Case Study of the IPN Incubator in Portugal." In The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation, edited by Helena Almeida and Bernardete Sequeira, 223-244. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5849-1.ch011

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the role played by business incubators in developing and facilitating knowledge transfer, networks, and business support to tenant firms through a sustainable ecosystem. The authors conduct an in-depth qualitative case-study of one tech-based business incubator in Portugal—IPN, created in 1991 by the University of Coimbra—to provide insight on how the incubator's direction/management board and a group of incubatees perceive incubation and its impact. Primary data was collected via participant observation/focus group involving the incubators' CEO and six team members. Semi-structured interviews were carried out among the CEOs and top managers from 11 companies supported by IPN whether as (1) incubates, (2) under acceleration, and (3) graduates. Results show a positive impact of incubation on internationalization and growth for incubatees and companies under acceleration. However, there is a need for new post-incubation follow-up mechanisms and a normative context promoting richer interactions with graduates.

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