How to Develop a Corporate Incubator? Lessons Learned from a Multinational

Wesley Canedo Souza, Raoni Barros Bagno (), Matheus Luiz Pontelo de Souza (), Rodrigo Ribeiro () and Leonel Del Rey de Melo Filho ()
Additional contact information
Wesley Canedo Souza: Technology Center for Quality and Innovation, Digital Metropolis Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Av. Cap. Mor Gouveia, 3000 – Lagoa Nova., Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-900, Brasil
Raoni Barros Bagno: Technology Center for Quality and Innovation, Production Engineering Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 6627 – Pampulha., Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31.270-901, Brasil
Matheus Luiz Pontelo de Souza: Research Group of Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation (GETI), Department of Production Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500 – Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30535-901. Brasil
Rodrigo Ribeiro: Centre for Social Studies of Work, Technology and Expertise., Production Engineering Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 6627 – Pampulha., Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31.270-901, Brasil
Leonel Del Rey de Melo Filho: Research Group of Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation (GETI), Department of Production Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500 – Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30535-901. Brasil

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2024, vol. 21, issue 02, 1-29

Abstract: Multinationals are showing a growing interest in developing corporate incubation programs. However, only a few papers analyzed this emerging topic. We conducted a study at a Brazilian multinational steel company subsidiary, aiming to elucidate the process of designing a corporate incubator through a three-phase Action Research program that spanned 12 months. As a result of this study, we offer (i) a sequential and evolutionary framework for implementing corporate incubators; (ii) an information management tool that captures and utilizes data for decision-making during venture development; and (iii) an uncertainty-based evaluation tool for venture evolution.

Keywords: Corporate incubator; corporate entrepreneurship; corporate venture; open innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219877024500147
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wsi:ijitmx:v:21:y:2024:i:02:n:s0219877024500147

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from

DOI: 10.1142/S0219877024500147

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM) is currently edited by H K Tang

More articles in International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM) from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Tai Tone Lim ().