The Influence of Entrepreneurial Motivation on the Valuation of Socioeconomic Benefits of Business Incubator Functions

Cristina Lin-Lian (), Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero, José Luis Montes-Botella and Susana Lin
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Cristina Lin-Lian: Department of Applied Economics I, Economic History and Institutions, Rey Juan Carlos University, Paseo de los Artilleros s/n, 28032 Madrid, Spain
Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero: Department of Business Administration, ESIC University, Avda. Valdenigrales, s/n, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
José Luis Montes-Botella: Department of Applied Economics I, Economic History and Institutions, Rey Juan Carlos University, Paseo de los Artilleros s/n, 28032 Madrid, Spain
Susana Lin: International Doctoral School, Rey Juan Carlos University, Paseo de los Artilleros s/n, 28032 Madrid, Spain

Economies, 2022, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-21

Abstract: This paper aims to evaluate whether the reasons an entrepreneur starts a business influence their assessment of the contribution of business incubators to society. The influence of business incubator functions was found to be positively valued by entrepreneurs in the socioeconomic ecosystem, according to the results of our empirical SEM study. This study contributes in helping to understand the opinions that entrepreneurs have as protagonists in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, according to their reasons to start a business, on the functionality of incubators, and the sustainable contribution of such entities to socioeconomic benefits in society.

Keywords: business incubators; motivation for entrepreneurship; functions; entrepreneur; socioeconomic benefits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E F I J O Q (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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